Polyglot Dictionary

Erwerbstätige

/ɛɐ̯ˈvɛʁpsˌtɛːtɪɡə/

der 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

Forms

plural
Erwerbstätige

Meaning

  1. person in employment

    Built from Erwerb (earning) + tätig (active).

    • Die Zahl der Erwerbstätigen steigt.

      The number of employed people is rising.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Erwerb earning
  • tätig active

Practice

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