zu|machen
Translation
to close, to shut
Examples
Kannst du bitte die Tür zumachen?
Can you please close the door?
Ich mache das Fenster zu.
I'm closing the window.
Der Laden macht um 18 Uhr zu.
The shop closes at 6 p.m.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to close sth. Please close the window.
((intransitive)) to close The shop is closing soon.
Similar Words
schließen (to close); Antonyms: aufmachen (to open), öffnen (to open)
Etymology
Composed of 'zu' (shut, closed) and 'machen' (to make). It literally means 'to make shut'.
Memory Tips
Remember 'zu' as the opposite of 'auf'. 'Aufmachen' is to make open, 'zumachen' is to make closed. They are a common pair.