You worked in German 🇩🇪

du arbeitetest info.

Tips to Remember the German Word:
“Du arbeitetest” has the German verb “arbeiten,” which means “to work,” at its root. The ending “test” indicates that it’s in the second person singular past tense. Remember that “du” is similar to the English “thou” which is an old-fashioned, singular form of “you.” So, whenever you see “du,” think of it as addressing one person informally.

To memorize “du arbeitetest,” you might think of a sentence like “You worked yesterday,” which translates to “Du arbeitetest gestern.” Notice the similarity between “arbeitest” (the second person present tense form) and “arbeitetest” (the second person simple past tense form) in German. Associating the past tense with a specific time like “yesterday” can reinforce the past tense concept.

Explanations:
The simple past tense “du arbeitetest” is commonly used in written German or for narratives and is less common in spoken German, where the perfect tense might be used instead (e.g., “du hast gearbeitet”).

Other Words That Mean the Same Thing:
In modern spoken German, instead of saying “du arbeitetest,” one would more likely say “du hast gearbeitet.” This is the perfect tense and is often preferred in conversation.

Different Conjugations:
– Infinitive: arbeiten (to work)
– Present tense: ich arbeite (I work), du arbeitest (you work), er/sie/es arbeitet (he/she/it works), wir arbeiten (we work), ihr arbeitet (you all work), sie arbeiten (they work), Sie arbeiten (you work – formal)
– Simple past tense: ich arbeitete (I worked), du arbeitetest (you worked), er/sie/es arbeitete (he/she/it worked), wir arbeiteten (we worked), ihr arbeitetet (you all worked), sie arbeiteten (they worked), Sie arbeiteten (you worked – formal)
– Future tense: ich werde arbeiten (I will work), du wirst arbeiten (you will work), er/sie/es wird arbeiten (he/she/it will work), wir werden arbeiten (we will work), ihr werdet arbeiten (you all will work), sie werden arbeiten (they will work), Sie werden arbeiten (you will work – formal)

Examples of Sentences:
– Gestern arbeitetest du bis spät in die Nacht. (Yesterday you worked until late at night.)
– Als du noch in Berlin lebtest, arbeitetest du bei einer großen Firma. (When you were living in Berlin, you worked at a big company.)
– Erinnerst du dich, dass du letztes Jahr arbeitetest, während wir im Urlaub waren? (Do you remember that you worked last year while we were on vacation?)

Using these tips and examples, you can familiarize yourself with the past tense of “arbeiten” in the context of speaking to one person in German. Remember that “arbeitetest” means “you worked” (addressing one person) in the simple past tense.

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