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am Werk sein

to be at work

Türkçe: işte olmak

Noun
Werk n.
Verb
sein
Topic
Arbeit und Beruf

In a sentence

Der Maler war stundenlang am Werk und vollendete das Porträt.

How it is used

Means 'to be at work' or 'in action.' Neutral register. Use when describing a repair crew fixing a broken pipe. Nuance: can also mean 'forces are at play' (e.g., 'Hier sind dunkle Mächte am Werk').

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