Skip to content

Tätigkeit

activity

noun TAY-tikh-kait Less Common
People & Society Work

Also means

occupation

Usage Note

Tätigkeit covers both a concrete activity and the broader sense of one's line of work or occupation, built on the verb tätig sein ('to be active'). On forms it often appears as berufliche Tätigkeit for the job you do. It is more formal than the everyday Job or Arbeit.

Examples

"Diese Tätigkeit macht mir Spaß."

Natural Translation

I enjoy this activity.

Literal Translation

This activity makes me fun.

Explore German by topic