Mitarbeiter

German

Etymology

mit- +‎ Arbeiter

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmɪtˌʔaʁbaɪ̯tɐ]
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Noun

Mitarbeiter m (genitive Mitarbeiters, plural Mitarbeiter, feminine Mitarbeiterin)

  1. employee; person who works, with others, in a particular business
  2. assistant; person who assists another person in a business

Usage notes

Mitarbeiter is a semantic false friend of English coworker: although it is made up of elements that mean "co-" and "worker", Mitarbeiter means "employee", not quite "coworker" (which in German is Kollege).

Declension
Declension of Mitarbeiter
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Mitarbeiter die Mitarbeiter
genitive eines des Mitarbeiters der Mitarbeiter
dative einem dem Mitarbeiter den Mitarbeitern
accusative einen den Mitarbeiter die Mitarbeiter

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • Mitarbeiterführung
  • Mitarbeitermotivation
  • Mitarbeiterversammlung

Further reading
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