Mitarbeiter

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German

Etymology

mit- +‎ Arbeiter

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪtarˌbaɪ̯tər/, , , (usual)
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪtˌarbaɪ̯tər/, (very formal or regional)
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Noun

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

  1. person who works, together with others, in a particular business or institution; employee
  2. collaborator, person who works with others towards a common goal
  3. assistant, person who assists another person in a business
  4. staff member
    Dozenten und Mitarbeiter ― faculty and staff

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 something more like "employee", not quite "coworker" (which in German is Kollege): you would typically say that a Firma has several Mitarbeiter rather than that you (working at the firm) have several Mitarbeiter, whereas in English, you have coworkers at the company, the company does not normally have coworkers.

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

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