sewing machine
die Nähmaschine, die Nähmaschinen
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sewing machine
A mechanical or electronic device used to join fabrics or other materials with thread by means of seams.
Meine Großmutter hat mir beigebracht, wie man eine Nähmaschine bedient.
My grandmother taught me how to operate a sewing machine.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Nähmaschinen |
| genitive | der Nähmaschine |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Nähmaschine | die Nähmaschinen |
| accusative | die Nähmaschine | die Nähmaschinen |
| dative | der Nähmaschine | den Nähmaschinen |
| genitive | der Nähmaschine | der Nähmaschinen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word is a clear compound made from the verb 'nähen' (to sew) and the noun 'Maschine' (machine). So it is literally a machine with which you sew.
Sie hat sich eine neue Nähmaschine gekauft, um Kleider selbst zu machen.
She bought herself a new sewing machine to make clothes herself.
In connection with the sewing machine, two prepositions are important: You sew 'mit der Nähmaschine' (with the sewing machine; instrument) and you sit 'an der Nähmaschine' (at the sewing machine; place of the activity).
Dieses Kleid habe ich komplett mit der Nähmaschine genäht.
I sewed this dress entirely with the sewing machine.
Common verbs used with 'Nähmaschine' (sewing machine) are 'bedienen' (to operate), 'einfädeln' (to thread; insert the thread), and 'reparieren' (to repair).
Kannst du mir zeigen, wie man diese alte Nähmaschine bedient?
Can you show me how to operate this old sewing machine?
