Definition
An activity that a person performs as part of their job or employment.
Translations
- English
- work
- Français
- travail
- Türkçe
- iş
- Polski
- praca
- Русский
- работа
- Українська
- робота
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Arbeit
- A2
- Noun
- Work & Professions
- Services & Everyday Tasks
work
/diː ˈaʁbaɪ̯t/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- —
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Work & ProfessionsPrimaryServices & Everyday Tasks
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Diese Arbeit macht mir viel Spaß.NominativSing.I really enjoy this work.
- Für diese Arbeit brauche ich zwei Stunden.AkkusativSing.I need two hours for this work.
- Wir beginnen morgens mit der Arbeit.DativSing.We begin work in the morning.
- Die Qualität der Arbeit ist sehr gut.GenitivSing.The quality of the work is very good.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Arbeit/ˈaʁbaɪ̯t/
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Article phrase
die Arbeit/diː ˈaʁbaɪ̯t/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Arbeit | — |
| Akkusativ | die Arbeit | — |
| Dativ | der Arbeit | — |
| Genitiv | der Arbeit | — |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationviel Arbeit haben
- Prepositional constructionmit der Arbeit beginnenmit + Dativ
- Prepositional constructionbei der Arbeit seinbei + Dativ
- Prepositional constructionnach der Arbeitnach + Dativ
- Prepositional constructionZeit für die Arbeit brauchenfür + Akkusativ
- Collocationkörperliche Arbeit
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Semantically relatedBeruf — occupation
Arbeit refers to the specific activity; Beruf usually describes a person’s regular, often learned gainful employment and is therefore not synonymous with every Arbeit.
- Near-synonymBeschäftigung — employment
Arbeit has a broader scope; here, Beschäftigung refers to regular paid work, often in an employment relationship.
- Broader termTätigkeit — activity
Arbeit can refer to a specific Tätigkeit carried out as part of employment, whereas Tätigkeit is the broader superordinate term for actions and occupations performed.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
„Arbeit“ is an independent German noun; the related compounds are formed separately.
Word family
- Arbeitsplatz — workplace
- Arbeiterin — worker
- Arbeitsamt — employment office
- Arbeitszeit — working hours