noun
career
B1
Noun meaning “career” (professional path) or “trajectory” of work/life. Feminine in German: die Karriere; plural Karrieren. Common collocation: Karriere machen (to build a career). Used for jobs, advancement and public life. No unusual preposition; standard noun declension and morphology. Often used in professional contexts.
Examples
Sie hat eine erfolgreiche Karriere als Ärztin.
She has had a successful career as a doctor.
Sie hat eine beeindruckende Karriere in der Politik gemacht.
She has had an impressive career in politics.
Der Mentor empfahl eine Karriere in der Forschung, obwohl die Bewerberin noch wenig Erfahrung hatte.
The mentor recommended a career in research, although the applicant still had little experience.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine climbing a ladder (career ladder) toward a trophy labeled 'die Karriere'.
Sounds like English 'career' (car-ree-er).
Ends in -e and uses 'die' — picture a female silhouette climbing the career ladder to remember 'die Karriere'.
Notes
Used for professional trajectory; often used with verbs like 'machen', 'beginnen', 'beenden', 'fördern'. Feminine noun; plural 'Karrieren'.