die Angestellte / der Angestellte
Translation
employee, salaried employee, white-collar worker
Examples
Die Angestellte arbeitet im Büro.
The (female) employee works in the office.
Er ist ein Angestellter in der Bank.
He is an employee at the bank.
Alle Angestellten bekommen einen Bonus.
All employees are getting a bonus.
Grammar Patterns
to work as an employee Sie arbeitet als Angestellte bei Siemens.
to be an employee at+3 Er ist Angestellter bei der Deutschen Bank.
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Etymology
A nominalized adjective, from 'angestellt' (employed). It literally means 'the employed one'. This is a common way to form nouns for people in German.
Memory Tips
Just take the adjective 'angestellt' (employed), capitalize it, and you get the noun for 'employee'. Remember 'die' for female, 'der' for male.