Arbeit

Meaning

1. (countable,feminine,uncountable) toil, regularly performed work, regularly pursued economic activity, labor, job, employment, occupation
2. (countable,feminine,uncountable) job, task, assignment
3. (countable,feminine,uncountable) effort, work, human expenditure
4. (countable,feminine,uncountable) performance, workmanship, work, the result of effort that might consist in a product or performance itself depending on what is owed
5. (countable,feminine,uncountable) work, energy transmitted by force through a body

Hyphenated as

Ar‧beit

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaʁbaɪ̯t/

Etymology

From Middle High German arbeit, from Old High German arbeit, from Proto-West Germanic *arbaiþi, from Proto-Germanic *arbaidiz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos (“orphan, servant, slave”), from which English orphan is also derived. Cognate with Yiddish אַרבעט (arbet), Old English earfoþe.

Sentences

Die Arbeit bezüglich dieser Angelegenheit wird fortgesetzt .

Work on this will continue.

Hier ist meiner Ansicht nach umfassende und gute Arbeit geleistet worden .

In my view, this is a very comprehensive and commendable piece of work.

Mit dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs stellte das Institut seine Arbeit ein .

With the end of the Second World War, the institute ceased its work.

Diese Grundsätze haben die Arbeit der Kommission ganz klar zu allen Zeiten geleitet .

These principles have certainly guided the work of the Commission at all times.

Seine Arbeit mit "Heroes" bezeichnete er als spannende und neue Erfahrung .

He described his work with "Heroes" as an exciting and new experience.

Auch er hat keine Mühe gespart um in der humanitären Arbeit tätig zu sein .

He also spared no effort to work in humanitarian work.

Die spezifische Leistung sollte aus hoher spezifischer Arbeit resultieren .

The specific performance should result from high specific work.