No. 4,331 in German
fleißig
Hardworking.
In a sentence
Er ist ein fleißiger Arbeiter.
He is a diligent worker.
Used as an adjective to describe someone who is hardworking.
Sie arbeitet fleißig an ihrem Projekt.
She is working diligently on her project.
Used as an adverb to describe the manner in which someone works.
Fleißig zu sein, ist eine wertvolle Eigenschaft.
Being diligent is a valuable trait.
Used in a nominalized form to express the concept of diligence generally.
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