die Beschäftigung

Plural: die Beschäftigungen
Based on: beschäftigen
Goethe B1 Noun #807 Noun
  1. the occupation, the thing to do
  2. the job
1.

the occupation, the thing to do

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Examples
  • "Sinnlose" Beschäftigungen wie Malen oder Zoom-Meetings können sehr bereichernd sein.
  • "Pointless" activities like painting or zoom meetings can be very enriching.
2.

the job

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The meaning of “schaffen”

A thorough look at the meaning of "schaffen", its various important uses in everyday German and a bunch of really cool related words.

Vocab: schaffen, geschafft, erschaffen, sich verschaffen, abschaffen, anschaffen, das Geschäft, die Wirtschaft, beschäftigt, die Freundschaft

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How many meanings does the German word 'Beschäftigung' have?

Beschäftigung has 2 distinct meanings: 1. the occupation, the thing to do, 2. the job.

What is the gender of 'Beschäftigung'?

die

What is the plural of 'Beschäftigung'?

die Beschäftigungen

What is 'Beschäftigung' related to?

The word 'Beschäftigung' is related to beschäftigen.

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The meaning of “schaffen”
A thorough look at the meaning of "schaffen", its various important uses in everyday German and a bunch of really cool related words.
Vocab: schaffen, geschafft, erschaffen, sich verschaffen, abschaffen, anschaffen, das Geschäft, die Wirtschaft, beschäftigt, die Freundschaft
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