nähen
See also: nahen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German nāian, from Old High German nājen, nāian, from Proto-Germanic *nēaną. Cognate with German Nadel and English needle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɛːən/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈneːən/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- IPA(key): /ˈneːɛn/, [neːn] (Austria)
- Hyphenation: nä‧hen
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Verb
nähen (weak, third-person singular present näht, past tense nähte, past participle genäht, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to sew
Conjugation
Conjugation of nähen (weak, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | nähen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | nähend | ||||
| past participle | genäht | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich nähe | wir nähen | i | ich nähe | wir nähen |
| du nähst | ihr näht | du nähest | ihr nähet | ||
| er näht | sie nähen | er nähe | sie nähen | ||
| preterite | ich nähte | wir nähten | ii | ich nähte1 | wir nähten1 |
| du nähtest | ihr nähtet | du nähtest1 | ihr nähtet1 | ||
| er nähte | sie nähten | er nähte1 | sie nähten1 | ||
| imperative | näh (du) nähe (du) |
näht (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of nähen (weak, auxiliary haben)