Word
De kleermaker naait de broek.
Meaning
The tailor sews the trousers.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of De kleermaker naait de broek.
de broek
the pants / the trousers
de kleermaker
the tailor
naaien
to sew
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Questions & Answers about De kleermaker naait de broek.
Why is broek singular when the English translation says "trousers"?
In English, we treat words like trousers, pants, and jeans as plural. In Dutch, a single pair of pants is always a singular noun: de broek. If you want to talk about multiple pairs of pants, you must use the plural form de broeken.
How is the compound word kleermaker formed?
It is made by combining kleren (clothes) and maker (maker). When joining them, the first word changes slightly from kleren to kleer, creating kleermaker (literally "clothes-maker").
Does the verb naaien have other common related words I should know at this level?
Yes, naaien (to sew) is the root for several useful vocabulary words. Two common ones you will likely encounter are de naald (the needle) and de naaimachine (the sewing machine).