arbeiten — to work in German
/ˈarbaitn̩/
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Word Family
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die Arbeit
work, job, labour, labor, paper
arbeiten
to work
der Arbeitsplatz
job, workplace
der Arbeitgeber
employer
der Arbeitnehmer
employee
arbeitslos
unemployed, jobless
die Arbeitslosigkeit
unemployment
der Arbeiter
worker
der Arbeitsmarkt
labour market, job market
das Arbeitsamt
employment office, job centre
die Arbeitskraft
work capacity, worker, manpower
die Arbeitszeit
working hours, working time
Example Sentences
Ich arbeite als Ingenieur.
I work as an engineer.
Sie arbeitet von zu Hause.
She works from home.
Conjugation
| Pronoun | Present | Past |
|---|---|---|
| ich | arbeite | arbeitete |
| du | arbeitest | arbeitetest |
| er/sie/es | arbeitet | arbeitete |
| wir | arbeiten | arbeiteten |
| ihr | arbeitet | arbeitetet |
| sie/Sie | arbeiten | arbeiteten |
Corpus Neighbors
Related words selected from level, topic, frequency, and word class.
sein
to be
haben
to have
gehen
to go, to walk, to leave
kommen
to come, to arrive
machen
to do, to make
sehen
to see, to view, to watch
die Frau
woman, wife, Mrs.
klein
small, little, short, tiny, minor
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