Word
Die Naht braucht eine breite Nahtzugabe.
Meaning
The seam needs a wide seam allowance.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Die Naht braucht eine breite Nahtzugabe.
eine
a
breit
wide
brauchen
to require
die Naht
the seam
Questions & Answers about Die Naht braucht eine breite Nahtzugabe.
Why is the verb braucht and not brauchen?
Because the subject is die Naht, which is third-person singular.
So the verb brauchen is conjugated as braucht:
- ich brauche
- du brauchst
- er/sie/es braucht
If the subject were plural, you would use brauchen:
- Die Nähte brauchen ...
Why is the verb in the second position?
In a normal German main clause, the conjugated verb usually comes second. This is often called the V2 rule.
So in:
- Die Naht = first element
- braucht = second element
That is standard German word order for a statement.
Why does the sentence use die for Naht but eine for Nahtzugabe?