No. 523 in Danish
ansat
"Ansat" means "employee" in English.
In a sentence
Han er ansat som lærer på skolen.
He is employed as a teacher at the school.
Here, 'ansat' is used as an adjective to describe someone employed in a specific role.
Skolen har ansat tre nye lærere i denne måned.
The school has hired three new teachers this month.
In this sentence, 'ansat' is used as part of the verb phrase 'har ansat' in the present perfect tense, indicating the action of hiring.
Ansatte i firmaet nyder godt af dets sundhedsordning.
Employees in the company benefit from its health scheme.
Here, 'ansatte' is the plural form of the noun, referring to individuals employed by the company.
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