Definition
The condition of not having paid work while seeking employment.
Translations
- English
- unemployment
- Français
- chômage
- Türkçe
- işsizlik
- Polski
- bezrobocie
- Русский
- безработица
- Українська
- безробіття
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Arbeitslosigkeit
- B1
- Noun
- Work & Professions
- Society & Public Life
unemployment
/diː ˈaʁbaɪ̯tsloːzɪçkaɪ̯t/
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
- B1
- Morphology
- Derived word
- Topics
- Work & ProfessionsPrimarySociety & Public Life
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Die Arbeitslosigkeit ist in der Region deutlich gesunken.NominativSing.Unemployment has declined significantly in the region.
- Die Regierung bekämpft die Arbeitslosigkeit mit neuen Maßnahmen.AkkusativSing.The government is combating unemployment with new measures.
- Viele Menschen leiden unter der Arbeitslosigkeit.DativSing.Many people suffer from unemployment.
- Die Folgen der Arbeitslosigkeit sind oft schwerwiegend.GenitivSing.The consequences of unemployment are often serious.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Arbeitslosigkeit/ˈaʁbaɪ̯tsloːzɪçkaɪ̯t/
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Article phrase
die Arbeitslosigkeit/diː ˈaʁbaɪ̯tsloːzɪçkaɪ̯t/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Arbeitslosigkeit | — |
| Akkusativ | die Arbeitslosigkeit | — |
| Dativ | der Arbeitslosigkeit | — |
| Genitiv | der Arbeitslosigkeit | — |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationdie Arbeitslosigkeit bekämpfen
- Collocationvon Arbeitslosigkeit betroffen sein
- Adjective combinationlang andauernde Arbeitslosigkeit
- Verb constructionunter Arbeitslosigkeit leiden + Dativ
- Sentence patternArbeitslosigkeit kann psychisch belastend sein
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeDerived word
- arbeitslosOther
- -igkeitSuffix
„Arbeitslosigkeit“ is derived from the adjective „arbeitslos“ with the suffix „-igkeit“.
Word family
- arbeitslos
- Arbeitsloser