to recreate / to rebuild
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to recreate
To build something that already exists again, faithfully to the original or on a smaller scale; to make a copy or model of something.
Mein Sohn liebt es, berühmte Gebäude mit Legosteinen nachzubauen.
My son loves recreating famous buildings with Lego bricks.
'Nachbauen' (to recreate/rebuild) is a separable verb. The prefix 'nach-' comes at the end in main clauses. In subordinate clauses and in the infinitive with 'zu', the verb stays together.
Er baut die Titanic im Maßstab 1:100 nach.
He is recreating the Titanic at a scale of 1:100.
The verb is made up of the prefix 'nach-' and the verb 'bauen' (to build). Here, the prefix 'nach-' has the meaning of doing something based on an example or template.
Die Kinder versuchten, das Experiment aus dem Buch nachzubauen.
The children tried to recreate the experiment from the book.
'Nachbauen' (to recreate/rebuild) is often used with objects from the areas of hobbies, architecture, or technology. Typical adverbs are 'originalgetreu' (faithfully to the original) or 'detailgetreu' (accurate in detail).
Der Architekt hat das zerstörte Schloss originalgetreu nachgebaut.
The architect faithfully recreated the destroyed castle.
to imitate / copy
Nachmachen and nachbauen can both mean making a copy of something that already exists. Nachmachen is more general and can refer to many types of copying. Nachbauen is used when a specific object or model is recreated by building it.
Lea baute die alte Holzbrücke als kleines Modell nach.
Lea recreated the old wooden bridge as a small model.
Lea machte das Muster der alten Holzbrücke auf einer Pappe nach.
Lea copied the pattern of the old wooden bridge onto cardboard.
