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armmachen

German, verb[ˈaʁmˌmaxn̩]

armmachen is spelled A-R-M-M-A-C-H-E-N (9 letters). Armmachen is a German verb meaning “to impoverish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “dafür sorgen, dass jemand sein Geld oder andere wertvolle Güter verliert, und er danach arm ist”.

What does armmachen mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to impoverish

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

verb: 1. dafür sorgen, dass jemand sein Geld oder andere wertvolle Güter verliert, und er danach arm ist

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of armmachen

  • macht arm present singular third-person
  • machte arm past
  • armgemacht participle past
  • haben auxiliary
  • armmachend participle present
  • armzumachen infinitive infinitive-zu
  • mache arm first-person indicative present
  • machen arm first-person indicative plural
  • machst arm indicative present second-person
  • machest arm second-person singular subjunctive
  • machet arm plural second-person subjunctive
  • machten arm first-person indicative plural
  • machtest arm indicative preterite second-person
  • machtet arm indicative plural preterite
  • arm machen alternative
  • mach arm! imperative singular
  • mache arm! imperative singular
  • macht arm! imperative plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce armmachen?

  • [ˈaʁmˌmaxn̩]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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