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Lotte näht sich aus einem alten Vorhang eine Tasche. Lotte sews herself a bag out of an old curtain.

verb · B2

nähen

[ˈnɛːən]

to sew

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Grammar

Present
er/sie/es näht What happens now or usually.
Simple past (Präteritum)
er/sie/es nähte The past in stories and in writing; in speech mostly with sein, haben and the modal verbs.
Perfect (Perfekt)
er/sie/es hat genäht The past in conversation. Verbs of movement or change take "ist", most others "hat".

Conjugation

The verb in every person; under each table, when German uses it.

Indikativ
Person Präsens Präteritum Perfekt
ich nähenähtehabe genäht
du nähstnähtesthast genäht
er/sie/es nähtnähtehat genäht
wir nähennähtenhaben genäht
ihr nähtnähtethabt genäht
sie/Sie nähennähtenhaben genäht
Präsens
What happens now or usually; with a time word also the future.
Präteritum
The past in stories and in writing; in speech mostly with sein, haben and the modal verbs.
Perfekt
The past in conversation.
More Tenses and Moods
Indikativ
Person Plusquamperfekt Futur I Futur II
ich hatte genähtwerde nähenwerde genäht haben
du hattest genähtwirst nähenwirst genäht haben
er/sie/es hatte genähtwird nähenwird genäht haben
wir hatten genähtwerden nähenwerden genäht haben
ihr hattet genähtwerdet nähenwerdet genäht haben
sie/Sie hatten genähtwerden nähenwerden genäht haben
Plusquamperfekt
What had happened before another moment in the past.
Futur I
Plans, promises and guesses about the future; often the Präsens is enough.
Futur II
What will be finished by a moment in the future, or a guess about the past.
Person Konjunktiv II
ich nähte
du nähtest
er/sie/es nähte
wir nähten
ihr nähtet
sie/Sie nähten
Konjunktiv II
Wishes, polite requests and what isn't real.

The same as the Präteritum, so German mostly says "würde" + infinitive instead: ich würde nähen.

Person Imperativ
du näh!
ihr näht!
Sie nähen Sie!
Imperativ
Requests and instructions to du, ihr and Sie.

How the Word Is Built

näh root en ending

-en
the ending of the infinitive, the form of a verb in the dictionary.

Word family

die Nahtdie Nähmaschinedie Näherinannähen

In Otti's situations: Lotte looks for fair fashion

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