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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