der Sweater
sweater
A sporty pullover, especially one made of sweatshirt fabric.
EXAMPLE
An kühlen Abenden trägt sie einen bequemen Sweater über dem T-Shirt.
On cool evenings, she wears a comfortable sweater over her T-shirt.
der Sweater
sweater
der Sweater, die Sweater
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Sweater, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
At a glance
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Sweater |
| genitive | des Sweaters |
The four cases
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Sweater | die Sweater |
| accusative | den Sweater | die Sweater |
| dative | dem Sweater | den Sweatern |
| genitive | des Sweaters | der Sweater |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
Usage tips
Register and style
'Sweater' is an English loanword and is especially common in fashion and product descriptions, as well as in conversations about clothing.
EXAMPLE
Für die Reise kauft er sich einen weichen Sweater aus Baumwolle.
He is buying a soft cotton sweater for the trip.
Typical collocations
Common collocations include 'einen Sweater tragen' (to wear a sweater), 'einen Sweater anziehen' (to put on a sweater), and 'einen Sweater über ein Kleidungsstück ziehen' (to pull a sweater over a piece of clothing). Information about the material and fit often comes directly before it as well, for example 'Baumwoll-Sweater' (cotton sweater) or 'Oversize-Sweater' (oversized sweater).
EXAMPLE
Sie zog einen dicken Sweater über ihr Hemd.
She pulled a thick sweater over her shirt.
Layers of clothing
When talking about layers of clothing, the preposition 'über' (over) shows the difference between movement and position: when putting a sweater on, 'über' is used with the accusative, while with a sweater that is already being worn, it is used with the dative.
EXAMPLE
Bevor sie rausging, zog sie sich einen Sweater über die Bluse.
Before going out, she pulled a sweater over her blouse.
Auf dem Foto trägt er einen grauen Sweater über dem Hemd.
In the photo, he is wearing a gray sweater over his shirt.
In real life
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