beschäftigen
In English: to occupy, employ; (reflexive) to concern oneself with, be busy with
A1VERB
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Verb forms
- Präteritum
- beschäftigte
- Partizip II
- beschäftigt
- Perfekt auxiliary
- haben
Quick quiz
___ Beschäftigung?
Example sentences
Sie beschäftigen sich seit Stunden damit.
You've been at it for hours.
Tatoeba · Zaghawa · CC BY 2.0 FRIch will mich jetzt nicht mit diesem Problem beschäftigen.
I don't want to deal with this problem now.
Tatoeba · mahannah · CC BY 2.0 FRDie Firma beschäftigt 500 Arbeiter.
The company employs 500 workers.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRDiese Frage beschäftigt mich schon lange.
This question has preoccupied me for a long time.
Tatoeba · al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FRMeine Mutter beschäftigt sich nicht mit Politik.
My mother doesn't concern herself with politics.
Tatoeba · raggione · CC BY 2.0 FRDon't forget this word
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