glücklich macht

makes happy

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phrase Uncommon #21,439

makes happy Used with a person or thing as the cause of happiness. It often appears in sentences like ‘was jemanden glücklich macht’ (“what makes someone happy”).

GE: Tom weiß, was Mary glücklich macht.

EN: Tom knows what makes Mary happy.

Aber wenn's dich glücklich macht, macht es uns auch glücklich.

But if it makes you happy, it makes us happy too.

— Bacurau (2019)

Sie glaubt besser zu wissen, wie ich leben muß und was mich glücklich macht.

She thinks she knows better how I should live and what makes me happy.

— Der Spiegel (1975)

Tom weiß, wie man Mary glücklich macht.

Tom knows how to make Mary happy.

Er weiß, wie er seine Frau glücklich macht.

He knows how to make his wife happy.

Tut, was euch glücklich macht!

Do what makes you happy!

Was dich glücklich macht, macht mich glücklich.

What makes you happy makes me happy.

Man sagt, dass Schokolade essen glücklich macht.

They say that eating chocolate makes you happy.

Wir sind die Sklaven von dem, was uns nicht glücklich macht.

We are slaves to what does not make us happy.

Tu einfach, was dich glücklich macht!

Just do what makes you happy!

Wir wissen nicht immer, was uns glücklich macht.

We don't always know what makes us happy.

Wenn es dich glücklich macht, heiraten wir.

If it makes you happy, we'll get married.

— Wicked: Teil 2 (2025)

Was dich glücklich macht, das macht auch mich glücklich.

What makes you happy makes me happy too.

Tu, was dich glücklich macht!

Do what makes you happy!