Gastarbeiter

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German

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Etymology

From Gast (“guest”) +‎ Arbeiter (“worker”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Gast‧ar‧bei‧ter

Noun

Gastarbeiter m (strong, genitive Gastarbeiters, plural Gastarbeiter, feminine Gastarbeiterin)

  1. guest worker, migrant worker, foreign worker (male or of unspecified gender)
    Synonyms: Arbeitsmigrant, Fremdarbeiter, Wanderarbeiter
    • 1984, Cem Karaca (lyrics and music), “Es kamen Menschen an”, in Die Kanaken:
      Man brauchte unsere Arbeitskraft
      die Kraft die was am Fließband schafft
      Wir Menschen waren nicht interessant
      darum blieben wir euch unbekannt
      Ramaramaramaramadah...
      Gastarbeiter
      Ramaramaramaramadah...
      Gastarbeiter
      They needed our manpower
      The kind for use on the assembly line
      As people we weren't of interest
      That's why we remained strangers to you
      Ramaramaramaramadah...
      Gastarbeiter
      Ramaramaramaramadah...
      Gastarbeiter

Declension

Declension of Gastarbeiter
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Gastarbeiter die Gastarbeiter
genitive eines des Gastarbeiters der Gastarbeiter
dative einem dem Gastarbeiter den Gastarbeitern
accusative einen den Gastarbeiter die Gastarbeiter

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