Nomen

die Beschäftigung

employment, occupation, activity, job

Er sucht eine neue Beschäftigung.

He is looking for a new job.

Lesen ist eine sinnvolle Beschäftigung.

Reading is a meaningful activity.

to look for ((a job)) He is looking for a new job.

Arbeit (work), Beruf (profession), Tätigkeit (activity); Antonym: Arbeitslosigkeit (unemployment)

From the verb 'beschäftigen' (to employ) + the noun-forming suffix '-ung'. Nouns ending in '-ung' are almost always feminine.

The suffix '-ung' in German is similar to '-ing' or '-tion' in English, turning a verb into a noun representing an action or state.

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