Noun
der Schneider
Pronunciation: /ˈʃnaɪ̯dɐ/
tailor (male or of unspecified gender)
B1
rank #2,113
plural Schneider
Meanings
Noun
- tailor (male or of unspecified gender)
- daddy-longlegs, harvestman, water strider, cranefly, etc. (any long-legged arachnid or insect)
Example sentence
Du bist immer noch Schneider, oder?
You're still a tailor, aren't you?
Word forms
singular
der Schneider
plural
die Schneider
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Schneider
Accusativeden Schneider
Dativedem Schneider
Genitivedes Schneiders
Plural
Nominativedie Schneider
Accusativedie Schneider
Dativeden Schneidern
Genitiveder Schneider
Usage
- beim Schneider — at the tailor's; bei takes dative
- einen Anzug ändern lassen — have a suit altered; a typical service offered by a Schneider
Der Schneider kürzt die Ärmel meines Mantels.
The tailor is shortening the sleeves of my coat.