Meaning
To do one's homework; to work on school assignments at home.
Primary Function
Describing a school or academic activity
Communicative Purpose
Indicating that one is completing assignments required outside of class
Pattern
Hausaufgaben machen
Core Structure
Hausaufgaben machen
Função primária
Describing a school or academic activity
Propósito comunicativo
Indicating that one is completing assignments required outside of class
Situações de gatilho
Parents ask about schoolwork, teachers assign homework, students talk about daily responsibilities
Contextos
School, university, tutoring, at home
Padrão
Hausaufgaben machen
Estrutura central
Hausaufgaben machen
Slots de substituição
None, as it is a fixed expression.
Colocados típicos
- Schule
- Lehrer
- Schüler
- heute
- morgen
- fertig
- müssen
- sollen
Substituições comuns
- Hausaufgaben erledigen (emphasizes completion)
- Aufgaben machen (more general)
- die Hausaufgaben fertigstellen (focus on finishing)
Erros comuns
Overusing "zu machen" after modal verbs (e.g., *muss zu machen*), omitting the article before "Hausaufgaben" in formal contexts, incorrect word order (e.g., *Machen ich Hausaufgaben*).
Similar / contraste
Aufgaben erledigen, Lernstoff wiederholen, Prüfungsaufgaben bearbeiten
Interferências
Learners may overuse "machen" for all activities, leading to unnatural collocations; be aware that "machen" corresponds to "to do" rather than "to make" in many contexts.
Família do chunk
- Hausaufgaben erledigen
- Hausaufgaben fertigstellen
- die Hausaufgaben machen
Nuance
Emphasizes that the work is actually being done, not just planned or organized.
Efeito pragmático
Signals responsibility and willingness to fulfill academic duties.
Dica de memória
homework
Nota
In formal writing contexts, "Hausaufgaben erledigen" is often preferred.
Upgrade path
die Hausaufgaben erledigen
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