No. 139 in German
macht
Power.
In a sentence
Die Regierung hat die Macht, Gesetze zu erlassen.
The government has the power to pass laws.
Here, 'Macht' means 'power' referring to authority or control.
Das macht keinen Sinn.
That doesn't make any sense.
Here, 'macht' is the conjugated form of 'machen' ('to make' or 'to do') meaning 'does'.
Übung macht den Meister.
Practice makes perfect.
In this proverb, 'macht' refers to the act of creating or achieving a state.
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