nähten

Nähten is primarily a German linguistic term, referring to the simple past tense form nähten of the verb nähen, which means “to sew.” In standard German, nähten is used with plural subjects, as in Wir nähten den Saum oder Sie nähten die Knöpfe an die Bluse. The form is more commonly encountered in literature, historical writing, or formal narration; in everyday speech, speakers typically use the perfect tense haben genäht to describe completed sewing.

Because nähten is a verb form, the word Nähten is rarely used as a standalone noun outside of dictionaries or grammatical discussion. In ordinary prose, it appears only as part of a conjugated verb and not as a subject or object.

Beyond its role as a verb form, Nähten may occasionally appear as a surname in German-speaking areas, though it is very uncommon. There are no widely documented notable individuals or widely recognized places specifically named Nähten.

In broader reference, the related terms include nähen (to sew) and Nähte (seams or stitches, the noun for sewn joining), which are etymologically and semantically connected but distinct in usage from the specific preterite form nähten.

See also: Nähen, Nähte, German grammar, German verbs in the preterite.