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Fridas Arbeitgeberin schenkt ihr zum Geburtstag einen freien Tag. Frida's employer gives her a day off for her birthday.

noun · B2

die Arbeitgeberin

[ˈaʁbaɪ̯tˌɡeːbəʁɪn]

employer

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Other Examples

  • Meine Arbeitgeberin bezahlt mir einen Deutschkurs am Abend.

    My employer pays for an evening German course for me.

  • Weiß deine Arbeitgeberin schon, dass du umziehst?

    Does your employer know yet that you're moving?

  • Unsere Arbeitgeberin legt großen Wert auf Pünktlichkeit.

    Our employer places great value on punctuality.

Grammar

Plural
die Arbeitgeberinnen In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? die Arbeitgeberin die Arbeitgeberinnen
Unsere Arbeitgeberin legt großen Wert auf Pünktlichkeit. Our employer places great value on punctuality.
Accusative wen? was? die Arbeitgeberin die Arbeitgeberinnen
Dative wem? der Arbeitgeberin den Arbeitgeberinnen
Genitive wessen? der Arbeitgeberin der Arbeitgeberinnen

How the Word Is Built

Arbeit root geb root er suffix in suffix

-er
a person or a tool that does something, masculine: mieten → der Vermieter (landlord).
-in
the female form of a person: der Lehrer → die Lehrerin.

A compound: die Arbeit + die Geberin

The last word gives the article. More rules

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