zuarbeiten

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German

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Etymology

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zu- +‎ arbeiten

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tsuːˈaʁbaɪ̯tən/, [tsuːˈʔäʁbäɪ̯tən], [-tn̩], [-ʔn̩]
  • Hyphenation: zu‧ar‧bei‧ten
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Verb

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zuarbeiten (weak, third-person singular present arbeitet zu, past tense arbeitete zu, past participle zugearbeitet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to do the preliminary work, to do the legwork [with dative ‘for someone’]
    Synonyms: assistieren, dienen, unterstützen
  2. (rare) to work towards a goal
    Synonyms: hinarbeiten, anstreben

Conjugation

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