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madigmachen

German, verb/ˈmaːdɪçˌmaxən/

madigmachen is a German verb meaning “to put someone off something; to spoil something for someone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does madigmachen mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    informalto put someone off something; to spoil something for someone

    Das Rauchverbot hat mir den Kneipenbesuch vollkommen madiggemacht.

  2. 2

    informalto try to talk someone out of something for selfish reasons

    Mein Freund macht mir immer den Sport madig, damit ich mit ihm ins Kino gehe.

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

Forms of madigmachen

  • macht madig present singular third-person
  • machte madig past
  • madiggemacht participle past
  • haben auxiliary
  • madigmachend participle present
  • madigzumachen infinitive infinitive-zu
  • mache madig first-person indicative present
  • machen madig first-person indicative plural
  • machst madig indicative present second-person
  • machest madig second-person singular subjunctive
  • machet madig plural second-person subjunctive
  • machten madig first-person indicative plural
  • machtest madig indicative preterite second-person
  • machtet madig indicative plural preterite

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

How do you pronounce madigmachen?

  • /ˈmaːdɪçˌmaxən/

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