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arbeitslos

A1

unemployed

English meaning
unemployed
CEFR level
A1Beginner
Vocabulary package
Unemployment & Job Hunting

arbeitslos in a sentence

Es gibt bei uns viele Leute, die schon lange arbeitslos sind.

There are many people here who have been unemployed for a long time.

Comparative and superlative

arbeitslos arbeitsloser am arbeitslosesten

Word family

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

Words built on arbeitslos:

Where arbeitslos comes from

Ableitung von Arbeit mit dem Ableitungsmorphem -los und dem Fugenelement -s

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Questions about arbeitslos

What is the comparative of arbeitslos?

arbeitslos → arbeitsloser → am arbeitslosesten.

What does arbeitslos mean in English?

arbeitslos means "unemployed". For example: "Es gibt bei uns viele Leute, die schon lange arbeitslos sind." — "There are many people here who have been unemployed for a long time."

What level is arbeitslos in German?

arbeitslos is a A1 word — a1 — beginner. It belongs to the unemployment & job hunting vocabulary.

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