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
Also: labor
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Arbeit
- A2
- Noun
- Work & Professions
- Services & Everyday Tasks
work, labor
/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
- 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
- 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.
- Related termFreizeit — free time
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Word family
- Arbeitsplatz — workplace
- Arbeiterin — worker
- Arbeitsamt — employment office
- Arbeitszeit — working hours