No. 833 in German
mache
"Make" or "do" (1st person singular present tense of "machen").
In a sentence
Ich mache meine Hausaufgaben jeden Nachmittag.
I do my homework every afternoon.
Here, 'mache' is used as the first-person singular form of the verb 'machen', which means 'to do' or 'to make', indicating an action performed by the speaker.
Warum machst du so ein Gesicht?
Why are you making such a face?
In this example, 'machst' (second-person singular) is derived from 'machen', showing how the verb can also mean 'to make', and it indicates the action of creating or forming an expression.
Er macht sein Bett vor dem Frühstück.
He makes his bed before breakfast.
Here, 'macht' (third-person singular form of 'machen') is used to describe an action typically associated with organizing or setting up something, such as tidying a bed.
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