Breakdown of Mein Bruder sucht einen Job.
suchen
to look for
mein
my
der Bruder
the brother
der Job
the job (informal)
Questions & Answers about Mein Bruder sucht einen Job.
Why isn't there a word for "for" in this sentence, like für?
In English, you "look for" something, but the German verb suchen already means "to look for" or "to seek". You don't need an extra preposition. The thing you are looking for becomes the direct object in the accusative case, which is why we use einen Job.
How would I use als to say my brother is looking for a job "as a waiter"?
You would say Mein Bruder sucht einen Job als Kellner. The particle als (as) is used for roles or professions. Notice that in German, we usually drop the article before the profession, so it is just als Kellner, not als ein Kellner.
If I add an adjective to the profession, like "a job as a good waiter", how does case agreement with als work here?
The phrase after als has to match the case of the noun it refers to. Since einen Job is the direct object (accusative), the role after als must also be accusative. You would say ... einen Job als guten Kellner. The adjective guten takes the masculine accusative ending to match.
Is Job treated as a normal German noun?