selbstständig

Based on: stehen
Goethe A1 Adjective #238 Adjective
  1. self-employed
  2. autonomous, self-sufficient,
1.

self-employed

Opposite: angestellt
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Examples
  • Seit letztem Jahr ist meine Schwester selbstständig.
  • Since last year, my sister has been self-employed.
2.

autonomous, self-sufficient,

(Doesn't need outside assistance )
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How many meanings does the German word 'selbstständig' have?

selbstständig has 2 distinct meanings: 1. self-employed, 2. autonomous, self-sufficient, .

What is 'selbstständig' related to?

The word 'selbstständig' is related to stehen.

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