Polyglot Dictionary

Zusammenarbeit

/tsuˈzamənˌʔaʁbaɪ̯t/

die noun B1

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. cooperation, collaboration

    Literally "together-work."

    • Die Zusammenarbeit zwischen den Teams läuft gut.

      The cooperation between the teams is going well.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • zusammen together
  • Arbeit work

Similar words

Teamwork

Teamwork (English loanword) suggests a specific, often informal working group. Zusammenarbeit is broader and more formal — it covers cooperation between entire companies or countries, not just a small team.

Practice

1 What does Zusammenarbeit mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ zwischen den Teams läuft gut.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Zusammenarbeit?

See also

nouncompoundworkabstract

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