Word
Er hat einen Job als Lehrer.
Meaning
He has a job as a teacher.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of Er hat einen Job als Lehrer.
haben
to have
der Lehrer
the teacher
als
as (in the role of)
der Job
the job (informal)
Questions & Answers about Er hat einen Job als Lehrer.
What case is Lehrer in after als in this sentence?
It is in the accusative case! The particle als (when used for roles or identities) makes the following noun match the case of the noun it refers back to. Since it describes einen Job, which is the accusative direct object of hat, Lehrer must also be in the accusative case.
If Lehrer is in the accusative case, why doesn't it have a special ending?
Most German nouns do not change their actual spelling in the accusative case. The case is usually shown by the article (like einen). Because Lehrer is a standard masculine noun and not a weak noun (which would take an -n ending), its spelling stays exactly the same as it does in the nominative case.
Why isn't there an article before Lehrer, like als einen Lehrer?
In German, when you state someone's profession, role, or nationality, you generally drop the indefinite article (ein or eine). This rule applies whether you are using the verb sein (to be) or linking a role with the particle als (as).
Why use the English loanword Job instead of the German word Beruf?