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tätig

active

adjective TAY-tikh Common

Also means

working

Usage Note

tätig describes being professionally active and lives in the phrase tätig sein als ('to work as'). Derived from Tat ('deed, action'), it leans formal and bureaucratic compared to plain arbeiten ('to work').

Examples

"Er ist als Arzt tätig."

Natural Translation

He works as a doctor.

Literal Translation

He is as doctor active.

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