English Sentence:

He was unemployed for years, but eventually found a job as a janitor.

German Translation:

Er war jahrelang arbeitslos, hat aber schließlich einen Job als Hausmeister gefunden.

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er

1. he 2. it (regarding things)

Here: he

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war

has been, was

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jahrelang

for years

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arbeitslos

unemployed, jobless

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hat

has (third-person singular present of "haben")

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aber

but, however

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schließlich

eventually, finally

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einen

a, an (accusative of masculine noun)

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der Job   (Pl: Jobs)

job, work

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als

1. as 2. when 3. than (comparison) 4. for

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der Hausmeister   (Pl: Hausmeister, Fem: Hausmeisterin, Pl Fem: Hausmeisterinnen)

caretaker, janitor

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finden

1. to find 2. to think, to believe

Here: to find

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