verb
to quit (a job), to cancel (a contract)
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Kündigen: commonly 'to quit (a job)' or 'to cancel (a contract)'. It's a regular (weak) verb using haben (Perfekt: hat gekündigt). Non‑reflexive and not separable. Use: kündigen + Akk (einen Vertrag kündigen); resigning is often with bei + Dativ (bei der Firma kündigen) or jemandem (Dativ) kündigen.
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Der Angestellte kündigte, weil die Arbeitsbedingungen unerträglich waren.
The employee resigned because the working conditions were unbearable.
Er kündigte seinen Job.
He quit his job.
Ich kündige meine Wohnung.
I am giving notice on my apartment.
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Picture handing in a resignation letter with the word 'kündigen' stamped on it
Sounds like 'coo-n-dee-gen' — remember 'quit' by thinking of ending (künd-)
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Regular weak verb. Can mean resign (job) or cancel (contract). Use context to determine meaning.