Swedish noun· top 1,000 most common

ett arbete

work, job, employment, occupation, work, (piece of) work/ˈarˌbeːtɛ/

Meaning

work, job, employment, occupation; work; (piece of) work

In Swedish: tjänst, anställning, yrke

Forms

Forms of arbete
Singular, indefiniteett arbete
Singular, definitearbetet
Plural, indefinitearbeten
Plural, definitearbetena

arbete is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort arbete, det stora arbetet. Check another noun

Practise arbete

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Is it en arbete or ett arbete?

arbete in a sentence

  • skyddat arbete
    sheltered employment
  • söka arbete
    look for work (a job, an employment)
  • civilt arbete
    civilian job
  • gå till arbetet
    go to work
  • på arbetet
    at work
  • Strindbergs samlade arbeten
    the collected works of Strindberg
  • olycksfall i arbetet
    accident at work
  • fritt valt arbete
    optional subject

Words built with arbete

  • elevarbete pupil's (student's) work, piece of work done by a pupil (student)
  • hemslöjdsarbete handicraft
  • arbetsrum workroom, study
  • arbetsnarkoman workaholic, work-addict
  • arbetsmyra worker ant; eager beaver
  • arbetslunch working lunch
  • arbetstvist labour dispute (conflict)
  • industriarbete industrial work (job), work (job) in industry
  • arbetsfördelning division of labour, distribution of work
  • hushållsarbete housework, domestic work

Questions

What does arbete mean in English?

arbete means “work, job, employment, occupation, work”.

Is it en arbete or ett arbete?

It is ett arbete, and “the work” is arbetet.

What is the plural of arbete?

The plural of arbete is arbeten, and the definite plural is arbetena.

Similar words

jobbknegverk

Where the course teaches it

Origin

From Old Swedish arbeide, from Middle Low German arbet, from Old Saxon arvēd.

Nearby common words

arbete is number 789 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary