how to pronounce nähen

/ˈnɛːən/

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the above transcription of nähen is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

nähen is pronounced in two syllables

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ɛː

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An example use of nähen in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… hat lucia auch zeit zum nähen sie macht …”

meanings of nähen

verb:

To sew.

nähen frequency in german - B1 level of CEFR

the word nähen occurs in german on average 55 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.