Clothing and verbs in German
Today we are going to learn about Clothing and verbs in German and how to use these verbs in the daily life.
Clothing
| English | German |
| Skirt | der Rock, die Röcke (plural) |
| Pullover | der Pullover, die Pullover |
| Sweatshirt | das Sweatshirt, die Sweatshirts |
| Scarf | der Schal, die Schale/Schals |
| Jacket | die Jacke, die Jacken |
| Coat | der Mantel, die Mäntel |
| Shirt | das Hemd, die Hemden |
| T-shirt | das T-Shirt, die T-Shirts |
| Sweater | der Sweater, die Sweater |
| (Neck)tie | die Krawatte, die Krawatten |
| Bowtie | die Fliege, die Fliegen |
| Suit | der Anzug, die Anzüge |
| English | German |
| Pants | die Hose, die Hosen (note: “die Hose IST”=”the (pair of) pants ARE”) |
| Underpants | die Unterhose, die Unterhosen |
| Boxershorts | die Boxershorts (plural) |
| Top | das Top |
| Bra | der Büstenhalter/der Busenhalter (abbr. BH), die Büstenhalter/Busenhalter |
| Swimming costume | der Badeanzug, die Badeanzüge |
| Trunks | die Badehose, die Badehosen |
| Hat | der Hut, die Hüte |
| Shoe | der Schuh, die Schuhe |
| Sock | die Socke, die Socken |
| Stocking | der Strumpf, die Strümpfe |
| Tights/Pantyhose | die Strumpfhose, die Strumpfhosen |
| Glove | der Handschuh, die Handschuhe |
Describing Clothes
To say I like something or not, for clothing, it’s…
I like it!
Er/Sie/Es gefällt mir!
I don’t like it!
Er/Sie/Es gefällt mir nicht!
Now if you try something on or you’re looking for a soft shirt with a tight fit, you find it, feel it, try it on, but it’s
fairly expensive you might say this…
In English: The shirt looks great! The shirt feels soft, fits tight. The shirt is very comfortable. How much does it
cost? Oh no! The shirt is expensive! 55 euros is a little too much for me.
In German:
Das Hemd sieht prima aus! Das Hemd fühlt sich weich an, es sitzt eng. Das Hemd ist sehr bequem.
Wieviel kostet es? Oh nein! Das Hemd ist teuer! 55 Euro sind mir ein bisschen zuviel.
The phrases to describe the shirt were…
The shirt looks great.
Das Hemd sieht prima aus.
The shirt feels soft.
Das Hemd fühlt sich weich an.
The shirt fits tight.
Das Hemd sitzt eng..
Clothing-Related Verbs
And now getting into verbs – here are some of the verbs, and also some of these are Separable-Prefix Verbs, like aussehen, anprobieren, and anhaben. But we will study those in more detail later. Also we will be learning about “tragen”.
| To look | aussehen |
| He looks | Er sieht aus |
| To try on | anprobieren |
| He tries on | Er probiert an |
| to put on | anziehen |
| He puts on | Er zieht an |
| To take | nehmen |
| To buy | kaufen |
| To have on/wear | anhaben, tragen |
| He has on/wears | Er hat an |
