die Arbeitnehmer
Translation
(to/for the) employees
Examples
Der Bonus wird den Arbeitnehmern ausgezahlt.
The bonus is paid out to the employees.
Der Chef dankt den Arbeitnehmern für ihre Arbeit.
The boss thanks the employees for their work.
Grammar Patterns
danken ((sb.dat)) to thank (sb.) The boss thanks the employees.
geben ((sb.dat)) ((sth.acc)) to give (sb.) (sth.) The company gives the employees a bonus.
Similar Words
Mitarbeitern (to the colleagues), Angestellten (to the employees)
Etymology
From Arbeit (work) + Nehmer (taker) + -n (dative plural ending). 'To the work-takers'.
Memory Tips
The '-n' ending is a classic sign of the dative plural in German. It's used after prepositions like 'mit', 'von', 'zu'.