English–German
“go on strike” in German
German
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈʃtʁaɪ̯kən/
Example
Gestern streikten viele Kollegen.
Yesterday, many colleagues went on strike.
How to say “go on strike” in German
“Go on strike” in German is streiken.
Workers stand together with their tools idle, while a machine can also fall suddenly silent.
Example sentences with streiken
Die Mitarbeiter kündigten an, solange streiken zu wollen, bis eine Einigung erreicht ist.
The employees announced that they intended to strike until an agreement was reached.
Tips for using streiken
- Streiken is intransitive and normally uses haben in the perfect, as in viele Kollegen haben gestreikt.