Polyglot Dictionary

Handwerk

/ˈhantˌvɛʁk/

das 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

Meaning

  1. craft, trade

    Built from Hand (hand) + Werk (work (a piece of art).

    • Das Handwerk hat goldenen Boden.

      A trade is a sound livelihood.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Hand hand
  • Werk work (a piece of art

Similar words

Gewerbe

Handwerk is a skilled manual craft or trade (carpentry, plumbing); Gewerbe is the broader legal/economic word for any trade or business.

Similar in other languages

English

trade

trade is the English word for the same thing — both mean "craft, trade."

French

métier

métier is the French word for the same thing — both mean "trade, profession."

Practice

1 What does Handwerk mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ hat goldenen Boden.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Handwerk?

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