Noun
der Gastarbeiter
Pronunciation: [ˈɡastʔaʁˌbaɪ̯tɐ]
guest worker, migrant worker, foreign worker (male or of unspecified gender)
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plural Gastarbeiter
Meanings
Noun
- guest worker, migrant worker, foreign worker (male or of unspecified gender)
Example sentence
Sein Großvater kam als Gastarbeiter nach Deutschland.
His grandfather came to Germany as a guest worker.
Word forms
singular
der Gastarbeiter
plural
die Gastarbeiter
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Gastarbeiter
Accusativeden Gastarbeiter
Dativedem Gastarbeiter
Genitivedes Gastarbeiters
Plural
Nominativedie Gastarbeiter
Accusativedie Gastarbeiter
Dativeden Gastarbeitern
Genitiveder Gastarbeiter
Usage
- als Gastarbeiter kommen — Arrive as a guest worker; especially a historical labour-migration term.
- Gastarbeiter / Gast — A migrant worker in this historical context versus a guest more generally.
Die Dokumentation zeigt den Alltag früherer Gastarbeiter.
The documentary shows the everyday lives of former guest workers.