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GERMAN VERB

zumachen

to close

  • #213 most used
  • Weak verb
  • Past participle: zugemacht

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

  1. ich I close
  2. du you close
  3. er, sie, es he/she closes
  4. wir we close
  5. ihr you all close
  6. sie, Sie they close

Simple past

Präteritum · the past of writing, and of sein, haben and the modals in speech

  1. ich I closed
  2. du you closed
  3. er, sie, es he/she closed
  4. wir we closed
  5. ihr you all closed
  6. sie, Sie they closed

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

  1. ich I have closed
  2. du you have closed
  3. er, sie, es he/she has closed
  4. wir we have closed
  5. ihr you all have closed
  6. sie, Sie they have closed

Future

Futur I · “werden”; in speech the present with “morgen” does the job

  1. ich I will close
  2. du you will close
  3. er, sie, es he/she will close
  4. wir we will close
  5. ihr you all will close
  6. sie, Sie they will close

Conditional

Konjunktiv II · “would”: “würde”, and “wäre”, “hätte”, “könnte”

  1. ich I would close
  2. du you would close
  3. er, sie, es he/she would close
  4. wir we would close
  5. ihr you all would close
  6. sie, Sie they would close

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

  1. du close!
  2. ihr close! (all of you)
  3. Sie close! (formal)

How to use zumachen

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Machst du bitte das Fenster zu? Es zieht.

    Will you close the window, please? There's a draught.

  2. Simple past

    Der Kiosk machte um Mitternacht zu.

    The kiosk closed at midnight.

  3. Perfect

    Ich habe die Tür hinter mir zugemacht.

    I closed the door behind me.

  4. Future

    Der Laden wird bald für immer zumachen.

    The shop will soon close for good.

  5. Conditional

    Ich würde die Augen jetzt gern zumachen.

    I'd like to close my eyes now.

  6. Imperative

    Mach den Kühlschrank zu, es wird warm.

    Close the fridge, it's getting warm.

Good to know

  • Zumachen is the everyday word for closing; schließen is a touch more formal.

Where you hear zumachen

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

German · Fluency Level 3

  • Ich mache die Tür zu. I close the door.
  • Ich habe das Fenster zugemacht. I closed the window.
  • Ich mache gleich zu. I'll close up in a moment.
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