krankmachen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

krank +‎ machen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkʁaŋkˌmaxn̩]
  • Hyphenation: krank‧ma‧chen
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Verb

krankmachen (weak, third-person singular present macht krank, past tense machte krank, past participle krankgemacht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to make sick
  2. to avoid work by pretending to be sick, to pull a sickie

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