noun
service employee, service staff
B1
'Serviceangestellte' means a service employee or service staff member. Feminine form shown (die Serviceangestellte); masculine counterpart 'Serviceangestellter'. Plural often Serviceangestellten. Note weak declension patterns in oblique cases (adds -n). Regular compound formation; no irregular plural beyond expected -n endings. Used in hospitality and customer-service contexts.
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Viele Serviceangestellte arbeiten in Schichten am Wochenende.
Many service staff work in shifts on weekends.
Die Serviceangestellte war sehr freundlich und zuvorkommend.
The service employee was very friendly and courteous.
Der Kunde beschwerte sich bei der Serviceangestellten, weil die Lieferung zwei Tage verspätet ankam.
The customer complained to the service clerk because the delivery arrived two days late.
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Picture a person in a uniform carrying a tray in a restaurant to remember 'service employee'.
Think 'service-ang-employee' — someone who works in service.
die — many job titles can be used with 'die' for feminine forms; imagine a female server when you hear 'die Serviceangestellte'.
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This noun appears in both masculine and feminine forms (der/die Serviceangestellte). Here the entry uses the feminine form as base; plural commonly 'Serviceangestellte' (full form with article: 'die Serviceangestellten').