Before you start
Meet arbeitslos
Before a noun, the ending changes with the article, the gender and the case. See how, then try the exercises.
All 3 meanings
- (general) unemployed (having no work despite being willing to work)
- (colloquial) on welfare; unemployed; idle (having no work and being supported by social benefits despite being able to work)
- (law, Germany) working less than 15 hours a week, actively looking for a job that is subject to obligatory social-security payments, registered at the national employment agency, and responding to the latter’s placement services
Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Endings
How arbeitslos changes
| Case | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | e | e | e | en |
| accusative | en | e | e | en |
| dative | en | en | en | en |
Examples
- 1Der arbeitslose Mann sucht Arbeit.The unemployed man is looking for work.
- 2Ich kenne keine arbeitslose Frau.I know no unemployed woman.
- 3Er hilft seinem arbeitslosen Kind.He helps his unemployed child.
- 4Arbeitslose Leute suchen Arbeit.Unemployed people are looking for work.