watchmaker
der Uhrmacher, die Uhrmacher
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watchmaker
A person whose job is to make, repair, and maintain watches and clocks.
Ich muss meine alte Armbanduhr zum Uhrmacher bringen, da die Batterie leer ist.
I need to take my old wristwatch to the watchmaker because the battery is dead.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Uhrmacher |
| genitive | des Uhrmachers |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Uhrmacher | die Uhrmacher |
| accusative | den Uhrmacher | die Uhrmacher |
| dative | dem Uhrmacher | den Uhrmachern |
| genitive | des Uhrmachers | der Uhrmacher |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
The word 'Uhrmacher' (watchmaker) is made up of 'die Uhr' (clock/watch) and 'der Macher' (maker). A 'Macher' is a person who makes something. So an 'Uhrmacher' is literally a person who makes watches and clocks.
Der Uhrmacher hat das alte Uhrwerk sorgfältig repariert.
The watchmaker carefully repaired the old clockwork mechanism.
When you go to a watchmaker or bring something there, you use the preposition 'zu' with the dative. When you are there, you say 'beim Uhrmacher' (at the watchmaker's).
Ich gehe morgen zum Uhrmacher, um die Batterie wechseln zu lassen.
I'm going to the watchmaker tomorrow to have the battery changed.
Meine Uhr ist gerade beim Uhrmacher in Reparatur.
My watch is currently at the watchmaker's being repaired.
Common verbs and phrases related to the watchmaker are 'eine Uhr (zum Uhrmacher) bringen' (to take a watch/clock to the watchmaker), 'eine Uhr reparieren lassen' (to have a watch/clock repaired), or 'die Batterie wechseln lassen' (to have the battery changed).
Er hat seine teure Uhr zur Reparatur zum Uhrmacher gebracht.
He took his expensive watch to the watchmaker for repair.
