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rummachen
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German
Etymology
By surface analysis, rum- (“around”) + machen (“to do, make”).
Pronunciation
Verb
rummachen (weak, third-person singular present macht rum, past tense machte rum, past participle rumgemacht, auxiliary haben)
- (colloquial) alternative form of herummachen
- Er hat ungeschickt an der Türklinke rumgemacht.
- He tinkered clumsily with the doorhandle.
- (slang, generally only in this form) to make out, to French-kiss etc.
- Hattest du was mit dem? – Naja, wir haben nur rumgemacht.
- Did you do it with him? – Well, we only made out.
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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