die Näherin
seamstress
A woman who does sewing professionally, especially when making or altering clothing.
EXAMPLE
Die Näherin näht die Ärmel an die Jacke.
The seamstress sews the sleeves onto the jacket.
die Näherin
seamstress
die Näherin, die Näherinnen
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Näherin, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Näherinnen |
| genitive | der Näherin |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Näherin | die Näherinnen |
| accusative | die Näherin | die Näherinnen |
| dative | der Näherin | den Näherinnen |
| genitive | der Näherin | der Näherinnen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Stating a profession
'Näherin' (seamstress) can follow 'als' (as) when stating someone's profession. In this construction, the profession is normally used without an article after 'als'.
EXAMPLE
Sie arbeitet seit zehn Jahren als Näherin.
She has been working as a seamstress for ten years.
Typical collocations
Common collocations include 'eine Näherin beauftragen' (to hire a seamstress), 'eine erfahrene Näherin' (an experienced seamstress), and 'bei einer Näherin Änderungen machen lassen' (to have alterations done by a seamstress).
EXAMPLE
Für das Kleid hat sie eine erfahrene Näherin beauftragt.
She hired an experienced seamstress for the dress.
Dative after bei
When the place or person where the work is carried out is mentioned, 'Näherin' (seamstress) follows 'bei' (at/with) in the dative case.
EXAMPLE
Ich lasse den Reißverschluss bei einer Näherin reparieren.
I’m having the zipper repaired by a seamstress.
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