die Arbeit

Plural: die Arbeiten
Based on: *orbh-
Goethe A1 Noun #16 Noun
1.

the work, the job

Opposite: Feierabend
(The word comes from the same family as "robot"... if you're wondering about Germans sometimes ;).)
Examples
  • Die Arbeit macht mir Spaß.
  • I enjoy the work. / The work is fun for me.
  • Practice pronunciation - click once to start recording and again to stop

Word Family

Knowing relations between words can help understand their meanings and build a more connected vocabulary network. Here, you can explore parents and offspring and discover the whole family.

  • shows how many children or parents the word has
  • get the translations and a link
Loading word family…
Sources for Etymology:

My Articles

Word of the Day – “die Arbeit”

"Arbeit" means "work" and "arbeiten" means "to work". But there are a few traps. We'll explore those and also the surprising connections to robots and orphans

Vocab: die Arbeit, arbeiten, erben, das Erbe, Roboter

Read article →

Questions and Comments

Do you have questions about the usage or meaning of “Arbeit”? Just ask here and I’ll try to clear it up.

guest

7 Comments
Newest
Oldest

Jmpost
Jmpost

How do I mark a word so it goes into my dictionary?

Jmpost
Jmpost
Reply to  Emanuel

I see, I mark the ❤️ and it saves it. I just joined! I’ve been on the free version for a long time but I really love the paid subscription. It’s easy to things while I am on the metro

Jmpost
Jmpost
Reply to  Emanuel

That would be great

trischtander
trischtander

The “open article” link doesn’t work for any of the Arbeit relatives.

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

Arbeit has 1 distinct meaning: 1. the work, the job.

What is the gender of 'Arbeit'?

die

What is the plural of 'Arbeit'?

die Arbeiten

What is 'Arbeit' related to?

The word 'Arbeit' is related to *orbh-.

Where can I learn more about 'Arbeit'?

Here are some articles where you can learn more about 'Arbeit':

Word of the Day – “die Arbeit”
"Arbeit" means "work" and "arbeiten" means "to work". But there are a few traps. We'll explore those and also the surprising connections to robots and orphans
Vocab: die Arbeit, arbeiten, erben, das Erbe, Roboter
Read article