nähen

B1

to sew

English meaning
to sew
Vocabulary package
Getting Dressed & Laundry

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nähen in a sentence

Meine Mutter näht ihre Kleider selbst.

My mother sews her clothes herself.

Conjugation of nähen

ichnähe
dunähst
er/sie/eser/sie/es näht
wirnähen
ihrnäht
sie/Sienähen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
nähte
Perfect
hat genäht

Where nähen comes from

Verwandt mit Nadel. :Dem heutigen Verb gingen das althochdeutsche nāen sowie die mittelhochdeutschen Formen næjen, næn, nægen und næwen voraus.

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How do you conjugate nähen?

Present tense: ich nähe, du nähst, er/sie/es näht, wir nähen, ihr näht, sie nähen. Simple past: nähte. Perfect: hat genäht.

What does nähen mean in English?

nähen means "to sew". For example: "Meine Mutter näht ihre Kleider selbst." — "My mother sews her clothes herself."

What level is nähen in German?

nähen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the getting dressed & laundry vocabulary.

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