Before you start
Meet die Arbeit
See how the article changes from case to case, then try the exercises.
All 5 meanings
- toil, regularly performed work, regularly pursued economic activity, labor, job, employment, occupation
- job, task, assignment
- effort, work, human expenditure
- performance, workmanship, work, the result of effort that might consist in a product or performance itself depending on what is owed
- (physics) work, energy transmitted by force through a body
Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Forms
How the article changes
For die Arbeit, use the coloured columns: feminine and plural.
| Case | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | der | die | das | die |
| accusative | den | die | das | die |
| dative | dem | der | dem | den |
| Case | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ein | eine | ein | keine |
| accusative | einen | eine | ein | keine |
| dative | einem | einer | einem | keinen |
Plural die Arbeiten
Examples
- 1Die neue Arbeit beginnt früh.The new job starts early.
- 2Ich suche eine gute Arbeit.I am looking for a good job.
- 3Ich bin mit der guten Arbeit zufrieden.I am satisfied with the good work.