German word

angestellt

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈangəˌʃtɛlt/

Meaning

  • adjectiveemployed

Example

Er ist seit fünf Jahren angestellt.

He has been employed for five years.

Illustration for angestellt (employed)

More examples

Die angestellte Assistentin organisiert die Termine.

The employed assistant organizes the appointments.

Core concept

A regular employee occupying a position within an organization, with work exchanged for wages.

Common phrases

  • unbefristet angestellt sein

    be employed indefinitely

  • in Teilzeit angestellt sein

    be employed part-time

  • als Aushilfe angestellt sein

    be employed as a temporary worker

Similar words

festangestellt: Employed in a long-term position with regular wages.
unbefristet: Employed under a contract without a specified end date.
befristet: Employed under a contract for a specified period.
selbstständig: Earning income independently through contracted work or a business.

Definition in German

angestellt bedeutet, in einem Arbeitsverhältnis für einen Arbeitgeber gegen Lohn tätig zu sein.

Word origin

German angestellt retains the participial form of anstellen, whose core meaning of putting someone in a position acquired the specialized sense of hiring that person.

Usage tips

  • As an adjective, angestellt is lowercase, while the noun der Angestellte is capitalized and takes adjective-like endings.

Other meanings

  • hiredadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • der Angestellteemployeenoun
  • das Angestelltenverhältnisemployment relationshipnoun
  • die Anstellungemploymentnoun

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