adverb
for half a day, part-time
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Adverb meaning: halbtags = for half a day; also used to mean part-time (e.g., halbtags arbeiten). Grammar: temporal adverb, doesn't take a specific preposition. Often combines with verbs (halbtags arbeiten, geöffnet halbtags). Can describe schedule or duration; context decides 'half‑day' vs 'part‑time'. Common in job ads.
Examples
Die Sekretärin arbeitete halbtags, weil ihre Kinder noch klein waren und sie sie morgens zur Schule bringen musste.
The secretary worked part-time because her children were still small and she had to take them to school in the mornings.
Am Samstag arbeite ich nur halbtags.
On Saturdays I only work for half a day.
Sie arbeitet halbtags in der Bibliothek.
She works part-time at the library.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine a calendar day split in two: the shaded half is 'halbtags'.
Sounds like 'half-tags' — think 'half a day' tagged off.
Notes
Used as an adverb to indicate working or doing something for half of the day; can also mean 'part-time' in the context of employment.