To work in German 🇩🇪

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Tips to remember the German word “arbeiten”:
– Associate the word with its English counterpart “work”. You may remember the “arb” part in “arbeiten” relates to “work”.
– Think of the English term “arbitrary” which also starts with “arb-” and although it means something different, it might help you remember the sequence of letters in “arbeiten”.
– Link it with the English noun “arbor,” which means a shaded area or garden structure. You can think of “arbeiten” as what one might do in an “arbor” – work in a garden or outdoor space.

Explanations:
– “Arbeiten” is the infinitive form in German for “to work”.
– It is a regular verb, and thus it follows a pattern in its conjugations.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– “Tätig sein” is a more formal way to express the act of working.
– “Werken” can also mean “to work,” especially in older German or in artistic or manual contexts.

Conjugations of “arbeiten”:
– Present simple: ich arbeite (I work), du arbeitest (you work), er/sie/es arbeitet (he/she/it works), wir arbeiten (we work), ihr arbeitet (you work [plural]), sie/Sie arbeiten (they/you [formal] work)
– Simple past (Präteritum): ich arbeitete, du arbeitetest, er/sie/es arbeitete, wir arbeiteten, ihr arbeitetet, sie/Sie arbeiteten
– Present perfect (Perfekt): ich habe gearbeitet (I have worked)
– Future simple: ich werde arbeiten (I will work)
– Imperative (for direct commands): arbeite (work [informal singular]), arbeitet (work [informal plural]), arbeiten Sie (work [formal])

Examples of sentences:
– Present: “Ich arbeite jeden Tag von 9 bis 17 Uhr.” (I work every day from 9 to 5.)
– Past: “Gestern arbeitete ich bis spät in die Nacht.” (Yesterday, I worked until late at night.)
– Perfect: “Ich habe die ganze Woche gearbeitet.” (I have worked the whole week.)
– Future: “Nächstes Jahr werde ich in Berlin arbeiten.” (Next year, I will work in Berlin.)
– Imperative: “Arbeite schneller!” (Work faster!)

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