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arbeitetfür

Arbeitet für is a German verbal construction formed by the verb arbeiten in the third-person singular present tense (er/sie arbeitet) combined with the preposition für. The phrase expresses that the subject provides labor or serves on behalf of a person, organization, or cause. It is commonly used to indicate employment, contractual work, or representation.

Grammatically, arbeiten takes a simple accusative object with für, since for is a preposition that governs

Usage notes and nuances: arbeitet für can denote formal employment or contracted work for an employer or

In summary, arbeitet für is a versatile German construction used to denote labor or service rendered to

the
accusative
case
in
German.
Examples
include:
Er
arbeitet
für
die
Firma
Müller.
Sie
arbeitet
für
eine
Umweltorganisation.
Question
forms
typically
involve
Für
wen
arbeitet
er?
or
Wofür
arbeitet
sie?
The
object
after
für
is
declined
in
the
accusative
(die
Firma,
eine
Umweltorganisation,
den
Arbeitgeber,
etc.).
client,
as
in
"Er
arbeitet
für
eine
Werbeagentur."
It
can
also
indicate
advocacy
or
representation,
such
as
"Sie
arbeitet
für
das
Recht
auf
Bildung."
The
phrase
is
distinct
from
arbeiten
an,
which
means
to
work
on
a
project
or
task
(not
necessarily
on
behalf
of
someone).
Similarly,
arbeiten
als
describes
working
in
a
particular
role,
such
as
"Sie
arbeitet
als
Lehrerin,"
which
specifies
a
job
title
rather
than
the
entity
for
whom
the
work
is
done.
an
employer,
client,
organization,
or
cause,
with
the
accusative
case
required
after
für.
Related
concepts
include
arbeiten
an
and
arbeiten
als
for
related
but
distinct
meanings.