Noun
die Arbeit
Pronunciation: /ˈaʁbaɪ̯t/
toil, regularly performed work, regularly pursued economic activity, labor, job, employment, occupation
A1
rank #170
plural Arbeiten
Meanings
Noun
- toil, regularly performed work, regularly pursued economic activity, labor, job, employment, occupation
- job, task, assignment
- effort, work, human expenditure
- performance, workmanship, work, the result of effort that might consist in a product or performance itself depending on what is owed
Example sentence
Warum hast du dich nicht um diese Arbeit beworben?
Why didn't you apply for the job?
Word forms
singular
die Arbeit
plural
die Arbeiten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Arbeit
Accusativedie Arbeit
Dativeder Arbeit
Genitiveder Arbeit
Plural
Nominativedie Arbeiten
Accusativedie Arbeiten
Dativeden Arbeiten
Genitiveder Arbeiten
Usage
- zur Arbeit gehen — A fixed phrase for going to work.
- bei der Arbeit — Use bei plus dative for being at work or working.
Meine Arbeit beginnt um acht Uhr.
My work starts at eight o'clock.