consortium / job center
die Arge, die Argen
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consortium
Short for „Arbeitsgemeinschaft“ (working group): an association of several people, companies, or organizations working together on a task. Arge most commonly refers to an association of construction companies formed for a specific construction project.
Die Arge hat den Auftrag für den Bau der neuen Brücke erhalten.
The consortium was awarded the contract to build the new bridge.
former job center
A former term for a joint institution run by the Federal Employment Agency and a municipality that handled basic income support for job seekers. Today, „Jobcenter“ (job center) is generally used instead.
Früher musste sie ihren Antrag bei der Arge einreichen.
She used to have to submit her application to the job center.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Argen |
| genitive | der Arge |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Arge | die Argen |
| accusative | die Arge | die Argen |
| dative | der Arge | den Argen |
| genitive | der Arge | der Argen |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
„Arge“ is mainly used in professional, business, and administrative contexts. The word sounds factual and is often used for organized cooperation within a project.
Die Arge koordiniert die Arbeiten auf der Baustelle.
The consortium is coordinating the work at the construction site.
In the meaning „Arbeitsgemeinschaft“ (working group), „Arge“ is often used with verbs such as „gründen“ (to establish), „bilden“ (to form), and „beauftragen“ (to commission). In construction, people also say that an Arge is carrying out a project jointly.
Mehrere Bauunternehmen haben für das Projekt eine Arge gegründet.
Several construction companies formed a consortium for the project.
The former government agency meaning can usually be recognized by words related to basic income support, such as „Antrag“ (application), „Bescheid“ (official decision), „Leistungen“ (benefits), or „Arbeitsuchende“ (job seekers). This meaning also typically occurs in texts or conversations about the period before the current administrative structure was introduced.
Sie wartete noch auf einen Bescheid von der Arge.
She was still waiting for an official decision from the job center.
