den Hof machen

== German == === Etymology === Literally, “to make someone the court”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [deːn ˈhoːf ˈmaχn̩] === Verb === den Hof machen (weak, third-person singular present macht den Hof, past tense machte den Hof, past participle den Hof gemacht, auxiliary haben) (idiomatic) to court [with dative ‘someone’] Synonyms: hofieren, (obsolete) sponsieren ==== Conjugation ====