German Phrase
Die machen Hardware.
Meaning
Literally 'They make hardware.' It is used to say that a group of people – a team, a company, or a department – produces physical computer equipment or electronic devices.
When to use
Use this sentence when you want to describe the activity of a tech‑oriented group, especially in informal or semi‑formal conversation about product development.
✦Grammar Breakdown
DiemachenHardware.
Die (personal pronoun)
In this sentence 'Die' is the 3rd‑person plural personal pronoun meaning 'they', not the feminine article.
machen (present tense)
A regular verb; 'machen' means 'to do' or 'to make' and is conjugated as 'ich mache, du machst, er/sie/es macht, wir machen, ihr macht, sie/Sie machen'.
Hardware (loanword noun)
An English loanword used as a neuter noun in German. In the accusative object position it appears without an article.
🗨In Conversation
Was produziert das Unternehmen?
What does the company produce?
Die machen Hardware.
They make hardware.
✕Common Mistakes
Der machen Hardware.
‘Der’ is the masculine article; the correct pronoun for ‘they’ is ‘die’.
Die machen die Hardware.
When ‘Hardware’ is the object, the article is usually omitted; saying ‘machen die Hardware’ sounds unnatural.
Die machen die Hardware.
For a more precise ‘manufacture’ you can use ‘herstellen’ or ‘produzieren’, but ‘machen’ is acceptable in informal speech.
↔Alternatives
Sie stellen Hardware her.
They manufacture hardware.
Sie produzieren Hardware.
They produce hardware.
Sie bauen Hardware.
They build hardware.
Cultural Tip
In German tech circles English loanwords like 'Hardware', 'Software' and 'Server' are everyday vocabulary. You can also say 'die Hardware' when you refer to a specific piece of equipment, but as a direct object after a verb you normally drop the article, just as in the example.