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How do you say "What is your job?" in German?
Was ist dein Beruf?
In German, "What is your job?" is Was ist dein Beruf?.
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Pronunciation
Vahs ist dyne BARE-oof. Beruf rhymes with 'roof', Beruf uses the feminine possessive dein.
Grammar notes
Beruf is masculine (der Beruf). Dein is the informal possessive your.
Example sentence
Was ist dein Beruf?
What is your job?
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How to remember Was ist dein Beruf?
Beruf is a profession or job. Dein means your in the informal sense.
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- What is the temperature on Wednesday? Wie hoch ist die Temperatur am Mittwoch?
- What is the weather? Wie ist das Wetter?
- What is the weather on Sunday? Wie ist das Wetter am Sonntag?
- What is the weather on Tuesday? Wie ist das Wetter am Dienstag?
- What is your personality? Was ist deine Persönlichkeit?
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Questions about Was ist dein Beruf?
How do you say "What is your job?" in German?
In German, "What is your job?" is Was ist dein Beruf?. It is a noun.
How is Was ist dein Beruf? written in German?
Was ist dein Beruf? is written using the standard German script.
How is Was ist dein Beruf? used in a sentence?
Use Was ist dein Beruf? as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Was ist dein Beruf? (What is your job?).
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"What is your job?" in other languages
- Japanese 仕事は何ですか？ (shigoto wa nan desu ka ？)
- Korean 직업이 뭐예요? (jigeobi mweoyeyo?)
- Chinese 你的工作是什么? (nǐ de gōng zuò shì shén me ?)
- Spanish ¿Cuál es tu trabajo?
- Spanish (Latin America) ¿En qué trabajas?
- French Quel est ton travail ?
- Italian Qual è il tuo lavoro?
- Russian Кем ты работаешь? (kem ty rabotaešʹ?)
- Greek Τι δουλειά κάνεις; (ti dhulia kanis)
- Arabic أنت شغال إيه؟ (inta shaghghael 'ieeh)
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