Adjektiv

arbeitslos

unemployed, jobless, out of work

Er ist seit einem Jahr arbeitslos.

He has been unemployed for a year.

Viele Menschen wurden durch die Krise arbeitslos.

Many people became unemployed due to the crisis.

predicative: to be unemployed He is arbeitslos.

attributive: an unemployed (...) an arbeitsloser Mann

Synonyms: erwerbslos, ohne Arbeit; Antonyms: berufstätig, beschäftigt

From 'Arbeit' (work) + '-los' (less). Literally means 'work-less'.

Think of 'Arbeit' (work) being 'lost'. If you've lost your work, you are arbeitslos.

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