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Ich musste es machen.

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Ich
     n. (psychoanalysis) ego
     n. self, me, him, etc.
     pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun)
musste
     v. first-person singular preterite of müssen
     v. third-person singular preterite of müssen
es
     pron. Nominative and accusative neuter third-person singular personal pronoun
     pron. (Impersonal pronoun used to refer to statements, activities, the environment etc., or as a placeholder/dummy pronoun) — it
     art. (regional, colloquial) alt form-lite, das
machen
     v. to make, produce, create (an object, arrangement, situation, etc.)
     v. to make, prepare
     v. to do, perform, carry out (to execute; to put into operation (an action))
     v. to do; (indicates an activity associated with a noun)
     v. to go (to make the (specified) sound)
     v. to make (to cause or compel (to do something))
     v. to cause (to set off an event or action or produce as a result)
     v. to make (to cause to be)
     v. to make (transform from one thing into another)
     v. to make (to have as a feature)
     v. to come to, total, cost (to require the payment of)
     v. to make, be (the result of a calculation)
     v. to make (to earn, gain wages, profit, etc.)
     v. to be, play (to act as the indicated role, especially in a performance)
     v. to matter (to be important)
     v. to make, make oneself out to be, act, play (to behave so as to give an appearance of being; to act as if one were (something, or a certain way)) (+preo, auf)
     v. to do one's business, do number two or number one, go (to defecate or urinate)
     v. to do (to fare or perform (well or poorly))
     v. to look (to have an appearance of being)
     v. to get cracking (an (“on,” “with”)), get a move on (it), to get down (an (“to”)) (something); (in imperative:) come on, let's go




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