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The amount of work, time, and effort required to complete a particular task or project.
Unterschätze nicht den Arbeitsaufwand, der mit einer kompletten Renovierung verbunden ist.
Don't underestimate the workload involved in a complete renovation.
The word is a compound of 'Arbeit' (work) and 'Aufwand' (effort/expense). 'Aufwand' means the investment of time, money, or effort. So 'Arbeitsaufwand' (workload) is the amount of work you have to invest.
Der Aufwand für die Organisation der Feier war sehr hoch.
The effort involved in organizing the party was very high.
The Arbeitsaufwand (workload) is often described with adjectives such as 'hoch' (high), 'gering' (low), 'enorm' (enormous), or 'erheblich' (considerable). Typical verbs are 'den Arbeitsaufwand schätzen' (to estimate the workload) or 'reduzieren' (to reduce).
Für dieses Projekt müssen wir mit einem hohen Arbeitsaufwand rechnen.
For this project, we have to expect a high workload.
To specify what the effort is needed for, the preposition 'für' (for) is usually used with the accusative.
Der Arbeitsaufwand für die Reparatur des Daches war enorm.
The workload for repairing the roof was enormous.
effort / trouble
Mühe and Arbeitsaufwand can both describe the effort involved in a task. Mühe emphasizes how strenuous or difficult the work is for a person. Arbeitsaufwand refers more objectively to the amount of work and time required and can therefore be planned or calculated.
Für das Erstellen des Berichts kalkulierte Lea einen Arbeitsaufwand von drei Tagen.
Lea estimated that writing the report would require three days of work.
Das Erstellen des Berichts kostete Lea viel Mühe.
Writing the report took Lea a lot of effort.
