"Arbeit" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈaʁbaɪ̯t/, [ˈaʁbaɪ̯t], [ˈarbaɪ̯t], [ˈaɐ̯baɪ̯t], [ˈarbe̞ɪ̯t] Audio: De-Arbeit2.ogg [Germany], De-Arbeit.ogg [Germany], De-at-Arbeit.ogg [Austria]
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. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|arbeit}} Middle High German arbeit, {{inh|de|goh|arbeit}} Old High German arbeit, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*arbaiþi}} Proto-West Germanic *arbaiþi, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*arbaidiz}} Proto-Germanic *arbaidiz, {{der|de|ine-pro|*h₃órbʰos|t=orphan, servant, slave}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos (“orphan, servant, slave”), {{cog|en|orphan}} English orphan, {{cog|yi|אַרבעט}} Yiddish אַרבעט (arbet), {{cog|ang|earfoþe}} Old English earfoþe Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Arbeit f (genitive Arbeit, plural Arbeiten) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Arbeit [genitive], Arbeiten [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Arbeit [nominative, singular], Arbeiten [definite, nominative, plural], Arbeit [genitive, singular], Arbeiten [definite, genitive, plural], Arbeit [dative, singular], Arbeiten [dative, definite, plural], Arbeit [accusative, singular], Arbeiten [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. toil, regularly performed work, regularly pursued economic activity, labor, job, employment, occupation Tags: countable, feminine, uncountable Synonyms: Beschäftigung, Beruf, Werk [archaic], Erwerb (english: if paid), Erwerbstätigkeit (english: if paid), Erwerbsarbeit (english: if paid)
    Sense id: en-Arbeit-de-noun-dxriq9jT
  2. job, task, assignment Tags: countable, feminine, uncountable Synonyms: Werk [literary], Aufgabe, Pensum
    Sense id: en-Arbeit-de-noun-1y4O2GkT
  3. effort, work, human expenditure Tags: countable, feminine, uncountable Synonyms: Aufwand, Mühe
    Sense id: en-Arbeit-de-noun-UKyN4gIZ
  4. performance, workmanship, work, the result of effort that might consist in a product or performance itself depending on what is owed Tags: countable, feminine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Arbeit-de-noun-romOMdls Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 21 12 4 44 20
  5. (physics) work, energy transmitted by force through a body Tags: countable, feminine, uncountable Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-Arbeit-de-noun-QP2og64U Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arbeitsunfähig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Arbeitsvermögen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "arbeitswillig"
    },
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Dreharbeit"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Leiharbeit"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Sisyphusarbeit"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Zwangsarbeit"
    }
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            "2": "アルバイト",
            "3": "バイト",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "part-time job",
            "tr": "arubaito",
            "tr2": "baito"
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          "expansion": "→ Japanese: アルバイト (arubaito, “part-time job”), バイト (baito)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Japanese: アルバイト (arubaito, “part-time job”), バイト (baito)"
    },
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            "2": "아르바이트",
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          "expansion": "→ Korean: 아르바이트 (areubaiteu)",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Korean: 아르바이트 (areubaiteu)"
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      "name": "der"
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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    {
      "form": "Arbeit",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Arbeiten",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Arbeit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "Arbeiten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Arbeit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Arbeiten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Arbeit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Arbeiten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Arbeit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Arbeiten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
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    "Ar‧beit"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He enjoys his work/job.",
          "text": "Seine Arbeit macht ihm Spaß.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I can't do it now. I am at work!",
          "text": "Ich kann gerade nicht. Ich bin bei der Arbeit!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "He was on the way to work.",
          "text": "Er war auf dem Weg zur Arbeit.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "He was on his work place.",
          "text": "Er war auf der Arbeit.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "While doing work.",
          "text": "Während der Arbeit",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "During work.",
          "text": "Während der Arbeitszeit",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "He went to his work place.",
          "text": "Er ging zur Arbeit.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "He went to his work place.",
          "text": "Er ging auf die Arbeit. (East-Westphalia)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "There are no opportunities for employment in this hamlet.",
          "text": "In diesem Dorfe gibt es keine Arbeit.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Er hat keine Arbeit. ― He is without employment/He lollygags.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "toil, regularly performed work, regularly pursued economic activity, labor, job, employment, occupation"
      ],
      "id": "en-Arbeit-de-noun-dxriq9jT",
      "links": [
        [
          "toil",
          "toil"
        ],
        [
          "work",
          "work"
        ],
        [
          "pursue",
          "pursue"
        ],
        [
          "economic",
          "economic"
        ],
        [
          "activity",
          "activity"
        ],
        [
          "labor",
          "labor"
        ],
        [
          "job",
          "job"
        ],
        [
          "employment",
          "employment"
        ],
        [
          "occupation",
          "occupation"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Beschäftigung"
        },
        {
          "word": "Beruf"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "Werk"
        },
        {
          "english": "if paid",
          "word": "Erwerb"
        },
        {
          "english": "if paid",
          "word": "Erwerbstätigkeit"
        },
        {
          "english": "if paid",
          "word": "Erwerbsarbeit"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "feminine",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "First I have to complete some assignments/finish some jobs.",
          "text": "Ich muss zuvor noch einige Arbeiten erledigen.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "He tackled his job.",
          "text": "Er ging an die Arbeit.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "job, task, assignment"
      ],
      "id": "en-Arbeit-de-noun-1y4O2GkT",
      "links": [
        [
          "job",
          "job"
        ],
        [
          "task",
          "task"
        ],
        [
          "assignment",
          "assignment"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "Werk"
        },
        {
          "word": "Aufgabe"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pensum"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "feminine",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "This is too much effort for me.",
          "text": "Das ist mir zu viel Arbeit.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "After the surgical operation work should be avoided for two to three days.",
          "text": "Nach der Operation muss für zwei bis drei Tage die Arbeit gemieden werden.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "effort, work, human expenditure"
      ],
      "id": "en-Arbeit-de-noun-UKyN4gIZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "effort",
          "effort"
        ],
        [
          "work",
          "work"
        ],
        [
          "human",
          "human"
        ],
        [
          "expenditure",
          "expenditure"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Aufwand"
        },
        {
          "word": "Mühe"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "feminine",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "21 12 4 44 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Great work!",
          "text": "Sagenhafte Arbeit!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Decent work must be requited.",
          "text": "Gute Arbeit muss belohnt werden.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "performance, workmanship, work, the result of effort that might consist in a product or performance itself depending on what is owed"
      ],
      "id": "en-Arbeit-de-noun-romOMdls",
      "links": [
        [
          "performance",
          "performance"
        ],
        [
          "workmanship",
          "workmanship"
        ],
        [
          "work",
          "work"
        ],
        [
          "effort",
          "effort"
        ],
        [
          "product",
          "product"
        ],
        [
          "owe",
          "owe"
        ],
        [
          "Werkvertrag",
          "Werkvertrag#German"
        ],
        [
          "Dienstvertrag",
          "Dienstvertrag#German"
        ],
        [
          "Arbeitsvertrag",
          "Arbeitsvertrag#German"
        ],
        [
          "dependence",
          "dependence#English"
        ],
        [
          "Mietvertrag",
          "Mietvertrag#German"
        ],
        [
          "Beamte",
          "Beamter#German"
        ],
        [
          "Dienst",
          "Dienst#German"
        ],
        [
          "Pflicht",
          "Pflicht#German"
        ],
        [
          "leisten",
          "leisten#German"
        ],
        [
          "erfüllen",
          "erfüllen#German"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "feminine",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Physics",
          "orig": "de:Physics",
          "parents": [
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "work, energy transmitted by force through a body"
      ],
      "id": "en-Arbeit-de-noun-QP2og64U",
      "links": [
        [
          "physics",
          "physics"
        ],
        [
          "work",
          "work"
        ],
        [
          "energy",
          "energy"
        ],
        [
          "transmitted",
          "transmitted"
        ],
        [
          "force",
          "force"
        ],
        [
          "body",
          "body"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(physics) work, energy transmitted by force through a body"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "feminine",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "physics"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaʁbaɪ̯t/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈarbaɪ̯t]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈaɐ̯baɪ̯t]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈarbe̞ɪ̯t]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Arbeit2.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/23/De-Arbeit2.ogg/De-Arbeit2.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/De-Arbeit2.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Germany)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Arbeit.ogg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/De-Arbeit.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Germany)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-at-Arbeit.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/45/De-at-Arbeit.ogg/De-at-Arbeit.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/De-at-Arbeit.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Austria"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Austria)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Arbeit"
}
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  "categories": [
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    "German countable nouns",
    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German feminine nouns",
    "German lemmas",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "German terms with audio links",
    "German uncountable nouns"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "arbeiten"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeiter"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeitgeber"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeitnehmer"
    },
    {
      "word": "arbeitsam"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeitsamt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeitsbühne"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeitseifer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeitseinstellung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeitsfeld"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeitsgang"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeitsgruppe"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeitshaus"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeitskamerad"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeitskraft"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeitskräfte"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeitslager"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeitsleistung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeitslohn"
    },
    {
      "word": "arbeitslos"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeitsmann"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeitsmarkt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeitsmensch"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeitsniederlegung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeitsplatte"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeitsplatz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeitsschule"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeitsschutz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeitstag"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeitstisch"
    },
    {
      "word": "arbeitsunfähig"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeitsvermögen"
    },
    {
      "word": "arbeitswillig"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeitszeit"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeitszeug"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeitszeugnis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Arbeitszimmer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Dreharbeit"
    },
    {
      "word": "Leiharbeit"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sisyphusarbeit"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zwangsarbeit"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "アルバイト",
            "3": "バイト",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "part-time job",
            "tr": "arubaito",
            "tr2": "baito"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese: アルバイト (arubaito, “part-time job”), バイト (baito)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Japanese: アルバイト (arubaito, “part-time job”), バイト (baito)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ko",
            "2": "아르바이트",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Korean: 아르바이트 (areubaiteu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Korean: 아르바이트 (areubaiteu)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "arbeit"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German arbeit",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "arbeit"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German arbeit",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*arbaiþi"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *arbaiþi",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*arbaidiz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *arbaidiz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₃órbʰos",
        "t": "orphan, servant, slave"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos (“orphan, servant, slave”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "orphan"
      },
      "expansion": "English orphan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "אַרבעט"
      },
      "expansion": "Yiddish אַרבעט (arbet)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "earfoþe"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English earfoþe",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Arbeit",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Arbeiten",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Arbeit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Arbeiten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Arbeit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Arbeiten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Arbeit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Arbeiten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Arbeit",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Arbeiten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Arbeit f (genitive Arbeit, plural Arbeiten)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Ar‧beit"
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He enjoys his work/job.",
          "text": "Seine Arbeit macht ihm Spaß.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I can't do it now. I am at work!",
          "text": "Ich kann gerade nicht. Ich bin bei der Arbeit!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "He was on the way to work.",
          "text": "Er war auf dem Weg zur Arbeit.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "He was on his work place.",
          "text": "Er war auf der Arbeit.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "While doing work.",
          "text": "Während der Arbeit",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "During work.",
          "text": "Während der Arbeitszeit",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "He went to his work place.",
          "text": "Er ging zur Arbeit.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "He went to his work place.",
          "text": "Er ging auf die Arbeit. (East-Westphalia)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "There are no opportunities for employment in this hamlet.",
          "text": "In diesem Dorfe gibt es keine Arbeit.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Er hat keine Arbeit. ― He is without employment/He lollygags.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "toil, regularly performed work, regularly pursued economic activity, labor, job, employment, occupation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "toil",
          "toil"
        ],
        [
          "work",
          "work"
        ],
        [
          "pursue",
          "pursue"
        ],
        [
          "economic",
          "economic"
        ],
        [
          "activity",
          "activity"
        ],
        [
          "labor",
          "labor"
        ],
        [
          "job",
          "job"
        ],
        [
          "employment",
          "employment"
        ],
        [
          "occupation",
          "occupation"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Beschäftigung"
        },
        {
          "word": "Beruf"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "archaic"
          ],
          "word": "Werk"
        },
        {
          "english": "if paid",
          "word": "Erwerb"
        },
        {
          "english": "if paid",
          "word": "Erwerbstätigkeit"
        },
        {
          "english": "if paid",
          "word": "Erwerbsarbeit"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "feminine",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "First I have to complete some assignments/finish some jobs.",
          "text": "Ich muss zuvor noch einige Arbeiten erledigen.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "He tackled his job.",
          "text": "Er ging an die Arbeit.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "job, task, assignment"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "job",
          "job"
        ],
        [
          "task",
          "task"
        ],
        [
          "assignment",
          "assignment"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "Werk"
        },
        {
          "word": "Aufgabe"
        },
        {
          "word": "Pensum"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "feminine",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "This is too much effort for me.",
          "text": "Das ist mir zu viel Arbeit.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "After the surgical operation work should be avoided for two to three days.",
          "text": "Nach der Operation muss für zwei bis drei Tage die Arbeit gemieden werden.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "effort, work, human expenditure"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "effort",
          "effort"
        ],
        [
          "work",
          "work"
        ],
        [
          "human",
          "human"
        ],
        [
          "expenditure",
          "expenditure"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Aufwand"
        },
        {
          "word": "Mühe"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "feminine",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Great work!",
          "text": "Sagenhafte Arbeit!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Decent work must be requited.",
          "text": "Gute Arbeit muss belohnt werden.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "performance, workmanship, work, the result of effort that might consist in a product or performance itself depending on what is owed"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "performance",
          "performance"
        ],
        [
          "workmanship",
          "workmanship"
        ],
        [
          "work",
          "work"
        ],
        [
          "effort",
          "effort"
        ],
        [
          "product",
          "product"
        ],
        [
          "owe",
          "owe"
        ],
        [
          "Werkvertrag",
          "Werkvertrag#German"
        ],
        [
          "Dienstvertrag",
          "Dienstvertrag#German"
        ],
        [
          "Arbeitsvertrag",
          "Arbeitsvertrag#German"
        ],
        [
          "dependence",
          "dependence#English"
        ],
        [
          "Mietvertrag",
          "Mietvertrag#German"
        ],
        [
          "Beamte",
          "Beamter#German"
        ],
        [
          "Dienst",
          "Dienst#German"
        ],
        [
          "Pflicht",
          "Pflicht#German"
        ],
        [
          "leisten",
          "leisten#German"
        ],
        [
          "erfüllen",
          "erfüllen#German"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "feminine",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "de:Physics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "work, energy transmitted by force through a body"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "physics",
          "physics"
        ],
        [
          "work",
          "work"
        ],
        [
          "energy",
          "energy"
        ],
        [
          "transmitted",
          "transmitted"
        ],
        [
          "force",
          "force"
        ],
        [
          "body",
          "body"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(physics) work, energy transmitted by force through a body"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "feminine",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "physics"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaʁbaɪ̯t/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈaʁbaɪ̯t]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈarbaɪ̯t]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈaɐ̯baɪ̯t]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈarbe̞ɪ̯t]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Arbeit2.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/23/De-Arbeit2.ogg/De-Arbeit2.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/De-Arbeit2.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Germany)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Arbeit.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2e/De-Arbeit.ogg/De-Arbeit.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/De-Arbeit.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Germany)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-at-Arbeit.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/45/De-at-Arbeit.ogg/De-at-Arbeit.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/De-at-Arbeit.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Austria"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Austria)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Arbeit"
}

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