This is the 15530th most frequent German word.
vorgemacht
"Vorgemacht" means "demonstrated" or "shown how to do something."
Here, 'vorgemacht' is used to mean 'demonstrated or shown how something is done', emphasizing the aspect of teaching or acting as an example.
Er hat den anderen gezeigt, wie man die Aufgabe richtig vorgemacht.
He showed the others how to correctly perform the task.
In this case, 'vorgemacht' represents 'pretended or acted as if', reflecting a distinction between appearance and genuine intention.
Du hast so getan, als ob du es ernst meinen würdest, aber du hast es nur vorgemacht.
You acted as if you were serious about it, but you were only pretending.
Here, 'vorgemacht' means 'performed or showcased an action or skill in front of someone', referring to the act of presentation or display.