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arbeit toil, regularly performed work, regularly pursued economic activity, labor, job, employment, occupation; job, task, assignment

arbeit is the #227 most common word in German, a noun. It means “toil, regularly performed work, regularly pursued economic activity, labor, job, employment, occupation; job, task, assignment” and is pronounced /ˈaʁbaɪ̯t/.

#227frequency rank
0.05%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of arbeit

FormWhat it isMeaning
Arbeitgenitiveof the toil
Arbeitenpluraltoils
Arbeitnominative sg.the toil
Arbeitennominative pl.toils
Arbeitgenitive sg.of the toil
Arbeitengenitive pl.of the toils
Arbeitdative sg.to the toil
Arbeitendative pl.to the toils
Arbeitaccusative sg.the toil (object)
Arbeitenaccusative pl.the toils (object)

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