No. 359 in German
arbeiten
To work.
In a sentence
Ich arbeite als Lehrer in einer Schule.
I work as a teacher in a school.
Here, 'arbeite' is used in its common meaning as 'to work,' referring to someone's occupation or professional activity.
Sie arbeitet gerade an einem neuen Projekt.
She is currently working on a new project.
In this sentence, 'arbeitet' means to engage in or perform tasks related to a specific endeavor, highlighting an ongoing process.
Wir arbeiten daran, eine Lösung zu finden.
We are working on finding a solution.
Here, 'arbeiten' is utilized to describe putting effort into accomplishing something, often used with 'an' or 'daran' to indicate the subject of the effort.
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