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Updated 22 October 2026

ausmachen

to switch off, to turn off, to arrange (a date), to mind (Das macht mir nichts aus., B1)

regularPerfekt with habenseparable: auslevel A1
Infinitiveausmachen
Present (er)macht aus
Präteritum (er)machte aus
Perfekt (er)hat ausgemacht

Good to know. Separable verb: in Präsens and Präteritum the prefix 'aus' jumps to the end of the sentence. In the Perfekt it stays on: ausgemacht.

ausmachen in every tense

The three you'll use most are highlighted: Präsens for now, Perfekt for the past when you speak, Futur I for later.

Präsens

now

ichmache ausI turn off
dumachst ausyou turn off
er/sie/esmacht aushe/she turns off
wirmachen auswe turn off
ihrmacht ausyou turn off
sie/Siemachen austhey turn off

Präteritum

past, mostly written

ichmachte ausI turned off
dumachtest ausyou turned off
er/sie/esmachte aushe/she turned off
wirmachten auswe turned off
ihrmachtet ausyou turned off
sie/Siemachten austhey turned off

Perfekt

past, spoken, with haben

ichhabe ausgemachtI have turned off
duhast ausgemachtyou have turned off
er/sie/eshat ausgemachthe/she has turned off
wirhaben ausgemachtwe have turned off
ihrhabt ausgemachtyou have turned off
sie/Siehaben ausgemachtthey have turned off

Plusquamperfekt

had done

ichhatte ausgemachtI had turned off
duhattest ausgemachtyou had turned off
er/sie/eshatte ausgemachthe/she had turned off
wirhatten ausgemachtwe had turned off
ihrhattet ausgemachtyou had turned off
sie/Siehatten ausgemachtthey had turned off

Futur I

will do

ichwerde ausmachenI will turn off
duwirst ausmachenyou will turn off
er/sie/eswird ausmachenhe/she will turn off
wirwerden ausmachenwe will turn off
ihrwerdet ausmachenyou will turn off
sie/Siewerden ausmachenthey will turn off

Imperativ

telling someone to do it

duMach … aus!
ihrMacht … aus!
SieMachen Sie … aus!

ausmachen in use

  • A1

    Mach bitte das Licht aus!

    Please turn off the light!

  • A1

    Hast du den Fernseher ausgemacht?

    Did you turn off the TV?

  • A2

    Wir machen einen Termin für Montag aus.

    We're arranging an appointment for Monday.

  • B1

    Das macht mir nichts aus.

    I don't mind.

Phrases

  • einen Termin ausmachento make an appointment
  • Das macht nichts aus.It doesn't matter.

Good to know

  • Everyday word; more formal: ausschalten.
  • Three meanings: switch off, arrange, mind.
  • Goes with: etwas (Akkusativ) ausmachen: Licht, Handy, Termin

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is ausmachen with haben or sein in the Perfekt?

ausmachen takes haben. For example: habe ausgemacht.

What is the past tense of ausmachen?

Präteritum: machte aus. Perfekt: habe ausgemacht.

Is ausmachen a regular verb?

Yes, it's regular (weak).