Breakdown of Ich arbeite hier nicht mehr.
ich
I
hier
here
arbeiten
to work
nicht mehr
no longer, not any more
Questions & Answers about Ich arbeite hier nicht mehr.
Why does this sentence use nicht mehr instead of just nicht?
The phrase nicht mehr means 'not anymore' or 'no longer'. If you just said Ich arbeite hier nicht, it would mean 'I don't work here.' Adding mehr (which usually means 'more') changes it to 'not anymore'.
The English translation says 'don't work'. Why is there no word for 'do' in the German sentence?
German does not use 'do' as a helping verb for negatives or questions. To say 'I don't work', you simply use the verb and a negative word, which literally translates to 'I work not' (Ich arbeite nicht).
Why does hier come before nicht mehr?
In German sentences, information about a location like hier (here) generally comes before the negative words nicht or nicht mehr.
How would I change this exact sentence into the Perfekt (past) tense we are currently learning?
You need the conjugated helping verb habe and the past participle of arbeiten, which is gearbeitet. The helping verb takes the normal verb spot, and the past participle gets pushed to the very end: Ich habe hier nicht mehr gearbeitet. (I didn't work here anymore.)
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