hauptberuflich arbeiten
Grammar & Usage
How it works
This phrase consists of the adverb 'hauptberuflich' (primarily/full-time professionally) modifying the regular weak verb 'arbeiten' (to work). In a sentence, 'arbeiten' is inflected for person and tense while 'hauptberuflich' remains uninflected. It often takes prepositional phrases such as 'als + noun' to specify the job title.
Sample sentences
Sie arbeitet hauptberuflich als Softwareentwicklerin und malt in ihrer Freizeit.
She works full-time as a software developer and paints in her free time.
Nach vielen Jahren als Hobbyautor hat er sich entschieden, hauptberuflich zu schreiben.
After many years as a hobby author, he decided to write full-time as his main profession.
Sind Sie hauptberuflich oder nebenberuflich selbstständig?
Are you self-employed as your main occupation or on a side basis?
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Example
Sie arbeitet hauptberuflich als Softwareentwicklerin und malt in ihrer Freizeit.
She works full-time as a software developer and paints in her free time.
Nach vielen Jahren als Hobbyautor hat er sich entschieden, hauptberuflich zu schreiben.
After many years as a hobby author, he decided to write full-time as his main profession.
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