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A person who works in a company or organization for a limited period of time in order to gain practical experience in a profession. Often this refers to students or people just starting their careers.
Als Praktikant in der Redaktion durfte er seine ersten eigenen Artikel schreiben.
As an intern in the editorial department, he was allowed to write his first articles of his own.
A 'Praktikant' (intern) is a person who does a 'Praktikum' (internship, a temporary job) in order to gain 'praktische' (practical) experience. These three words are closely connected.
Sie macht ein sechsmonatiges Praktikum bei einer großen Firma.
She is doing a six-month internship at a large company.
'Praktikant' (intern) is a noun of the N-declension. This means it takes the ending '-en' in all cases except the nominative singular. This is a very common mistake among learners.
Ich spreche mit dem neuen Praktikanten.
I am speaking with the new intern.
Careful: 'der Praktikant' (the intern) is not the same as the English word 'practitioner'. A Praktikant is a beginner or a person in training (intern), while a practitioner is an experienced professional.
Als Praktikant lernt man die Grundlagen des Berufs.
As an intern, you learn the basics of the profession.
volunteer
'der Freiwillige' and 'der Praktikant' both refer to people who take on a task or do some kind of work. The difference lies in the purpose of the activity. A 'Freiwilliger' helps of his own accord, often without pay and not necessarily for a career. A 'Praktikant' works somewhere for a limited time in order to gain practical experience in a profession. The words can be confused because both people often do not work like regular employees yet. If learning and professional experience are the focus, 'Praktikant' fits. If voluntary help is the focus, 'Freiwilliger' fits.
Der Praktikant begleitet heute den Techniker, um den Beruf besser kennenzulernen.
Today the intern is accompanying the technician to get to know the profession better.
Am Morgen meldete sich ein Freiwilliger, um die Spenden zu sortieren.
In the morning, a volunteer offered to sort the donations.