die Arbeitslosigkeit

B2

unemployment

English meaning
unemployment
Gender
die — feminine
Vocabulary package
Unemployment & Job Hunting

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Arbeitslosigkeit in a sentence

Die Arbeitslosigkeit stieg in diesem Jahr.

Unemployment rose this year.

Declension of die Arbeitslosigkeit

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Arbeitslosigkeit—
Accusativedie Arbeitslosigkeit—
Dativeder Arbeitslosigkeit—
Genitiveder Arbeitslosigkeit—

Word family

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

Where Arbeitslosigkeit comes from

Ableitung zu arbeitslos mit dem Derivatem (Ableitungsmorphem) -igkeit

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Questions about Arbeitslosigkeit

Is it der, die or das Arbeitslosigkeit?

It is die Arbeitslosigkeit — Arbeitslosigkeit is feminine.

What is the genitive of Arbeitslosigkeit?

The genitive singular is der Arbeitslosigkeit.

What does Arbeitslosigkeit mean in English?

die Arbeitslosigkeit means "unemployment". For example: "Die Arbeitslosigkeit stieg in diesem Jahr." — "Unemployment rose this year."

What level is Arbeitslosigkeit in German?

Arbeitslosigkeit is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the unemployment & job hunting vocabulary.

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