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arbeitslos

German Word arbeitslos

English Meaning unemployed, jobless

Word Forms

arbeitslosearbeitslosemarbeitslosenarbeitsloserarbeitsloses

Example Sentences

Er ist seit drei Jahren arbeitslos.

He has been unemployed for three years.

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Weil er seit über einem halben Jahr arbeitslos ist, braucht er jetzt Hilfe vom Staat.

Because he has been unemployed for more than half a year, he now needs help from the government.

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

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

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Related Words:

die Arbeit (Pl: Arbeiten)

1. work (noun) 2. paper (in school)

Here: work (noun)

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-los

-less, without (suffix)

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