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Illustration of the A1 German word “arbeiten”, which translates to “to work”. The Modern Times gear scene: a worker in a boiler suit and bowler hat lies swept through giant machine cogs, still turning a spanner on a bolt, face calm and dutiful.

arbeiten is part of German verbs A1–B1 and Goethe A1 vocabulary.

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arbeiten

to work

/ˈaʁbaɪ̯tn̩/

Conjugation

Principal parts

arbeiten, arbeitete, hat gearbeitet

ich arbeite
du arbeitest
er/sie/es arbeitet
wir arbeiten
ihr arbeitet
sie/Sie arbeiten

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arbeiten — Präteritum — sie/Sie →

Examples — arbeiten in a sentence

Ich arbeite in einem Büro.

I work in an office.

Meine Eltern arbeiten sehr viel.

My parents work a lot.

How to remember it

"Arbeiten" — like "arbeit" (work), hands crafting with care.

Word family

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