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place of work
The geographic place where a person performs their professional activity. This can be an office, a factory, a construction site, or even one's own home.
Mein Arbeitsort liegt nur zehn Minuten von meiner Wohnung entfernt.
My place of work is only ten minutes away from my apartment.
The word is made up of 'Arbeit' (work) and 'Ort' (place). The 's' in between is a linking -s that connects the two words. Literally, it is the place of work.
Für viele ist der Arbeitsort heute das eigene Zuhause.
For many people, their place of work today is their own home.
To describe the location, you use 'an' with the dative. To describe movement there, you use 'zu' with the dative or 'an' with the accusative.
Er arbeitet an einem Arbeitsort außerhalb der Stadt.
He works at a place of work outside the city.
'Arbeitsort' (place of work) is a rather formal and official word. You often find it in employment contracts, job advertisements, or official documents.
Bitte geben Sie im Formular Ihren genauen Arbeitsort an.
Please enter your exact place of work in the form.
job / workplace
Arbeitsplatz and Arbeitsort both refer to where professional work is carried out. Arbeitsplatz is more likely to mean an individual's specific place or area, while Arbeitsort refers to the larger geographic or institutional setting. When asking about a desk or workbench, use Arbeitsplatz; when naming an office, factory, or home as the place, use Arbeitsort.
Mein Arbeitsort ist seit diesem Monat das Büro in der Innenstadt.
Since this month, my place of work has been the office downtown.
Jede Mitarbeiterin hat an ihrem Arbeitsplatz einen eigenen Bildschirm.
Each employee has their own monitor at their workstation.
