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How to Say ‘I have an employment contract.’ in German

Ich habe einen Arbeitsvertrag.

ikh HAH-beh EYE-nen AR-bites-fer-trahk

[ikh HAH-beh EYE-nen AR-bites-fer-trahk]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Bring the signed original, not just a copy on your phone. Offices often want to see and copy paper documents.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich habe

ikh HAH-beh

I have

This is the subject and verb. Say it as 'ikh HAH-beh'.

Example

Ich habe einen Pass.

I have a passport.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

habe

[HAH-beh]

have

Form of 'haben' used with 'ich'.

Example

Ich habe einen Plan.

I have a plan.

einen Arbeitsvertrag.

EYE-nen AR-bites-fer-trahk

an employment contract.

This compound is Arbeit (work) + Vertrag (contract). 'V' sounds like 'f': AR-baits-fer-trahk.

Example

Der Arbeitsvertrag ist unbefristet.

The employment contract is permanent.

Words in this phrase

einen

[EYE-nen]

Indefinite article before a masculine accusative noun.

Example

Ich plane einen kurzen Austausch nächste Woche.

I am planning a short exchange next week.

Arbeitsvertrag

[AR-bites-fer-trahk]

employment contract

The written agreement between you and your employer.

Example

Ich habe den Arbeitsvertrag unterschrieben.

I signed the employment contract.

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