arbeitslos

A1

unemployed

English meaning
unemployed
Vocabulary package
Unemployment & Job Hunting

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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.

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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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