schwarzarbeiten

German

Etymology

schwarz (“black; illegal”) +‎ arbeiten (“work”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʁbaɪ̯tən/, [ˈʔäʁbäɪ̯tən], [-tn̩], [-ʔn̩]

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• Hyphenation: sch‧warz‧ar‧bei‧ten

Verb

1. (intransitive) to moonlight (work illicitly)

Conjugation

• The past participle can also be schwarzgearbeit and rather rarely schwarzgearbeitt, schwarzgearbeit't.

Related terms

• Schwarzarbeit
• Schwarzarbeitsbekämpfungsgesetz (“Control of Unreported Employment Act”) (SchwarzArbG) (Germany)

Further reading

• “schwarzarbeiten” in Duden online