Arbeitsgemeinschaft

/ˈaʁbaɪ̯tsɡəˌmaɪ̯nʃaft/

die noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Arbeitsgemeinschaften

Meaning

  1. working group, study group

    Built from Arbeit (work) + Gemeinschaft (community).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Collective
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: collective.

Made of

  • Arbeit work
  • Gemeinschaft community

Similar words

arbeitsgruppe

Arbeitsgemeinschaft is more formal or educational, like an extracurricular school group; Arbeitsgruppe is more general or business-related, like a project working group.

Practice

1 What does Arbeitsgemeinschaft mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich bin in einer ___ für Theater.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Arbeitsgemeinschaft?

nouncompound

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