adjective · A2
selbstständig
[ˈzɛlpstʃtɛndɪç]
self-employed, independent
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Other Examples
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Ich möchte später selbstständig arbeiten.
I'd like to be self-employed later on.
The tinted words form a set phrase: Ich möchte …
Grammar
- Comparative
- selbstständiger Compares two things: … als …
- Superlative
- am selbstständigsten The most of all, with "am": am …sten.
Phrases With This Word
- sich selbstständig machen to become self-employed
How the Word Is Built
selbst root ständ root ig suffix
- -ig
- makes an adjective: der Durst → durstig (thirsty).
Word family
In Otti's situations: Frida at work, Bruno opens a food stall, Emil starts his own business
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