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die Arbeitskraft

B2

labor force / workforce

English meaning
labor force / workforce
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Arbeitskräfte
Vocabulary package
Colleagues & Teamwork

Arbeitskraft in a sentence

Die Arbeitskraft ist in dieser Fabrik knapp.

Labor is scarce in this factory.

Declension of die Arbeitskraft

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Arbeitskraftdie Arbeitskräfte
Accusativedie Arbeitskraftdie Arbeitskräfte
Dativeder Arbeitskraftden Arbeitskräften
Genitiveder Arbeitskraftder Arbeitskräfte

Word family

die Arbeitskraft is built from die Arbeit (work) and die Kraft (strength). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Arbeitskraft comes from

Determinativkompositum, zusammengesetzt aus den Substantiven Arbeit und Kraft mit Fugenelement -s

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Questions about Arbeitskraft

Is it der, die or das Arbeitskraft?

It is die Arbeitskraft — Arbeitskraft is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Arbeitskräfte.

What is the plural of Arbeitskraft?

The plural of die Arbeitskraft is die Arbeitskräfte.

What is the genitive of Arbeitskraft?

The genitive singular is der Arbeitskraft. The dative plural is den Arbeitskräften.

What does Arbeitskraft mean in English?

die Arbeitskraft means "labor force / workforce". For example: "Die Arbeitskraft ist in dieser Fabrik knapp." — "Labor is scarce in this factory."

What level is Arbeitskraft in German?

Arbeitskraft is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the colleagues & teamwork vocabulary.

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