Nomen

die Selbstständigkeit

self-employment, independence, autonomy

Der Weg in die Selbstständigkeit ist nicht einfach.

The path to self-employment is not easy.

Sie schätzt ihre berufliche Selbstständigkeit.

She values her professional independence.

the step into self-employment The step into self-employment requires courage.

Synonyms: Unabhängigkeit (independence), Autonomie (autonomy); Antonyms: Abhängigkeit (dependence), Anstellung (employment)

Derived from 'selbstständig' (self-employed/independent) plus the noun-forming suffix '-keit', similar to '-ness' in English.

Think of the suffix '-keit' as turning the state of being 'selbstständig' (independent) into a noun.

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