Ernst machen

== German == === Verb === Ernst machen (weak, third-person singular present macht Ernst, past tense machte Ernst, past participle Ernst gemacht, auxiliary haben) (intransitive) to get serious, to be serious (really intending what is said (or planned, etc); not jocular or deceiving) Es muss endlich Ernst gemacht werden mit dem Klimaschutz. ― We must finally get serious about climate protection. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== allen Ernstes ernst nehmen es ernst meinen im Ernst === Further reading === “Ernst machen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Ernst machen” in Duden online “Ernst machen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Ernst machen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Ernst machen” in OpenThesaurus.de