Definition
A particular period during which someone performs professional duties.
Translations
- English
- shift
- Français
- service
- Türkçe
- vardiya
- Polski
- zmiana
- Русский
- смена
- Українська
- зміна
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Dienst
- B1
- Noun
- Work & Professions
- Services & Everyday Tasks
shift
/deːɐ̯ diːnst/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Dienste
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Work & ProfessionsPrimaryServices & Everyday Tasks
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Krankenpfleger beginnt seinen Dienst um sechs Uhr.NominativSing.The nurse begins his shift at six o’clock.
- Sie trat ihren Dienst im Krankenhaus an.AkkusativSing.She started her service at the hospital.
- Nach dem Dienst ging der Krankenpfleger nach Hause.DativSing.After his shift, the nurse went home.
- Die Dauer des Dienstes war vertraglich festgelegt.GenitivSing.The duration of the service was contractually निर्धारित.
- Die Dienste der Mitarbeiter beginnen früh am Morgen.NominativPlur.The employees’ shifts begin early in the morning.
- Die Mitarbeiter übernehmen mehrere Dienste im Monat.AkkusativPlur.The employees take on several shifts a month.
- Nach den langen Diensten brauchen die Ärzte Erholung.DativPlur.After the long shifts, the doctors need rest.
- Die Einteilung der Dienste erfolgt am Freitag.GenitivPlur.The scheduling of shifts takes place on Friday.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Dienst/diːnst/
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Article phrase
der Dienst/deːɐ̯ diːnst/
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Plural
Dienste/ˈdiːnstə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Dienst | die Dienste |
| Akkusativ | den Dienst | die Dienste |
| Dativ | dem Dienst | den Diensten |
| Genitiv | des Dienstes | der Dienste |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationseinen Dienst antreten
- CollocationDienst haben
- Verb constructioneinen Dienst versehen + Akkusativ
- Sentence patternDer Dienst beginnt um acht Uhr.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymSchicht — work shift
Schicht usually refers to a defined period of working time and is used particularly for work in alternating time periods.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
„Dienst“ is a simple noun with no productively recognizable modern compound or derivation.