I. Theory
Machen is a very commonly used verb in German and it is therefore used in many expressions. Some of these expressions are similar to English (“make known”, “make efforts”), while others are not.| Wir mussten große Anstrengungen machen, um dieses Projekt umzusetzen. We had to make great efforts to implement this project. but Ich habe gegen 17 Uhr beschlossen, Feierabend zu machen. I decided at 5pm to call it a day. |