noun
full-time
B1
Vollzeit: full-time (employment), meaning work for the full regular hours. As a noun in German it's die Vollzeit; plural Vollzeiten. Common collocation: in Vollzeit arbeiten (takes 'in'). Also used adjectivally/adverbially: Vollzeitstelle (full-time position). No irregular declension. Used frequently in job adverts and contracts.
Examples
Die Angestellte arbeitete nicht mehr in Vollzeit, als das Kind geboren wurde, weil die Betreuung schwierig war.
The employee no longer worked full-time when the child was born because childcare was difficult.
Ich arbeite Vollzeit.
I work full-time.
Er sucht eine Vollzeitstelle in einer Firma in der Stadt.
He is looking for a full-time job at a company in the city.
Details
Mnemonics
die (feminine) — picture a contract stamped 'VOLLZEIT' on a desk with a pink 'die' sticker to remember feminine article.
Notes
Often used in compound phrases like 'Vollzeitstelle' (full-time position). Can function as a noun meaning full-time employment.