self-employed person
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self-employed person
A person who works for their own account and is not employed as an employee by an employer.
Der Selbstständige muss seine Krankenversicherung und Altersvorsorge selbst organisieren.
The self-employed person has to organize their own health insurance and retirement provision.
'Der Selbstständige' (the self-employed person) is a nominalized adjective and derives from 'selbstständig' (self-employed). The word visibly consists of 'selbst' (self) and '-ständig' (from 'stehen', to stand), and refers to independent professional work.
Der Selbstständige entscheidet selbst, welche Aufträge er annimmt.
The self-employed person decides for themselves which assignments to accept.
The word frequently appears with 'als' (as) in the expressions 'als Selbstständiger arbeiten' (to work as a self-employed person) or 'als Selbstständiger tätig sein' (to work as a self-employed person). This construction describes a person's professional status.
Seit drei Jahren arbeitet er als Selbstständiger im IT-Bereich.
He has been working as a self-employed person in the IT sector for three years.
The word occurs particularly often in professional, economic, and official contexts, for example in connection with taxes, insurance, or professional registration.
Für Selbstständige gelten bei der Steuer andere Regeln als für Angestellte.
Different tax rules apply to self-employed people than to employees.
