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jeans
A pair of pants made from a sturdy cotton fabric called denim. They are a very common and popular item of clothing.
Am liebsten trage ich eine bequeme Jeans und ein T-Shirt.
I prefer to wear comfortable jeans and a T-shirt.
Although the word ends in '-s' and comes from English, 'die Jeans' (jeans) is used in German as a singular word for one pair of pants. The verb is therefore also singular.
Meine neue Jeans ist blau und sehr bequem.
My new jeans are blue and very comfortable.
The word stem 'Jeans-' is very productive and forms many compound nouns for items of clothing made from the typical fabric.
Im Sommer trage ich gerne eine Jeansjacke über dem T-Shirt.
In summer, I like wearing a denim jacket over my T-shirt.
Common adjectives used with 'Jeans' (jeans) are 'eng' (tight), 'weit' (loose), 'zerrissen' (ripped), or 'ausgewaschen' (faded). Typical verbs are 'eine Jeans tragen' (to wear jeans) or 'eine Jeans anziehen' (to put on jeans).
Für die Party hat sie eine enge, schwarze Jeans angezogen.
For the party, she put on tight black jeans.
pants / trousers
'die Hose' and 'die Jeans' both refer to clothing for the legs. 'Hose' is the general term: pants can be made of many fabrics and can be elegant, sporty, or simple. 'Jeans' are a specific type of pants made of denim, usually more casual and sturdy. Learners may confuse the words because every pair of jeans is a pair of pants. But not every pair of pants is jeans. If the fabric or the typical jeans style is important, you say 'Jeans'. If the type is not important, 'Hose' is enough.
Für den Ausflug kauft Lisa eine neue Jeans, weil ihre alte kaputt ist.
Lisa buys a new pair of jeans for the trip because her old ones are torn.
Vor dem Termin zieht Max eine schwarze Hose an.
Before the appointment, Max puts on a pair of black pants.