Thursday, March 6, 2008

arbeiten: to work, labor; function

Arbeiten
ich arbeite: I work
du arbeitest: you work (informal, singular)
er/sie/es arbeitet: he/she/it works
wir arbeiten: we work
ihr arbeitet: you work (informal, plural)
Sie arbeiten: you work (formal, singular and plural)
sie arbeiten: they work

Tip: "Sie" is the formal "you". The informal version (du) is used with children, family, and close friends. When in doubt use the formal version and let the person you are conversing with ask you to use the informal version.

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