Nomen

des Arbeitgebers

employer

Das Büro des Arbeitgebers ist im zweiten Stock.

The employer's office is on the second floor.

sb.'s et2 sb.'s sth. The employer's office is large.

Synonyms: Chef, boss; Antonyms: Arbeitnehmer, employee

Literally 'work-giver', from 'Arbeit' (work) + 'Geber' (giver). 'Arbeitgebers' is the genitive singular, meaning 'of the employer'.

Think of the -s in 'Arbeitgebers' as the possessive 's in English. It answers the question 'whose?'. Whose office? The employer's.

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