Berufswahl

/bəˈʁuːfsˌvaːl/

die noun B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Meaning

  1. choice of career

    Built from Beruf (profession) + Wahl (choice).

    • Die Berufswahl fiel ihr schwer.

      Choosing a career was hard for her.

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

Made of

  • Beruf profession
  • Wahl choice

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

alternative

Close, figuratively — a choice of career relates to an alternative.

Practice

1 What does Berufswahl mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ fiel ihr schwer.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Berufswahl?

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