Is this sentence a good translation?
1) Is this an accurate translation (see below)? [Translated from German to English] 2) Why is "sich" after "es"? 3) Is "sich machen" a reflexive verb and what does it mean?

Manche Nutzer machen es sich einfach. Some uses want to take the easy way out.

Question

Is this sentence a good translation?
1) Is this an accurate translation (see below)? [Translated from German to English] 2) Why is "sich" after "es"? 3) Is "sich machen" a reflexive verb and what does it mean?

Manche Nutzer machen es sich einfach. > Some uses want to take the easy way out.

Answer

1.) Yes,  it's roughly correct,  except for "users" instead of "uses".

2.) The sentence literally translates to "Some users make it easy for themselves. " The verb is not really reflexive. It's just the object "sich" that happens to have a reflexive meaning (themselves).

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