No. 1,007 in Dutch
werknemers
Employees.
In a sentence
De werknemers van het bedrijf hebben gisteren gestaakt.
The employees of the company went on strike yesterday.
Here, 'werknemers' refers to the entire workforce in general, emphasizing their collective action as employees.
De nieuwe werknemers krijgen een training in het gebruik van de apparatuur.
The new employees are receiving training in equipment usage.
'Werknemers' is used to specify individuals who have recently joined the organization as hired staff.
Tijdens de vergadering werden nieuwe voordelen voor de werknemers besproken.
During the meeting, new benefits for the employees were discussed.
'Werknemers' refers to the general group of individuals who are hired by the company, implying matters concerning their work-related perks.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “werknemers” in actual Dutch podcasts.
Find “werknemers” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Dutch podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Nederlands, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Dutch books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).