Arbeitstag

/ˈaʁbaɪtsˌtaːk/

der noun A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
die Arbeitstage

Meaning

  1. working day

    • Der Arbeitstag beginnt um acht Uhr.

      The working day begins at eight o'clock.

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

Similar words

Werktag

Arbeitstag is a day YOU personally work, whatever your schedule; Werktag is a general weekday or business day, Monday through Saturday, as opposed to Sonn- und Feiertag.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

jornada

jornada is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "working day."

Practice

1 What does Arbeitstag mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der ___ beginnt um acht Uhr.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Arbeitstag?

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