"What is your profession?"

Translation: Was ist dein Beruf?

[redactedname88]

I am a potter... sir

[simopr1]

Ahhhhooooo!

[bipollack]

what about: was machst du beruflich?

[kyky]

I think that is fine, too.

[Zchbaniel25]

Yes, that's very good.

"Was bist du von Beruf ?" is almost okay, but just a bit too formal when you say "Du" to each other.

"Was ist dein Beruf?" is just acceptable, but you won't hear it very often, it sounds a bit queer.

[FleetManager]

I agree - this is a perfectly correct answer.

[anthony.re7]

I came here hoping for a 300 reference.

[OmriLuzon]

the sentence before this was about ex(spartans)

[paper-airplane]

what about "Was bist du von Beruf?" wouldn't that be correct, too?

[kyky]

Yes.

[alerick598]

Why not "Was ist euer Beruf?"

[kyky]

That should be possible, too.

[alerick598]

Ahh thanks!

[OmriLuzon]

ex(Sparans!!)
what is your profession???

300 referance?

[morgansbailey]

Why isn't it 'deiner Beruf', since 'Beruf' is masculine?

[eplus17]

Two possible sources of confusion: 1. "Sein" takes nominative (as do a few other verbs) and 2. "ein" words have no ending in the nominative masculine singular, so it is "dein."

[DialloBanks]

How do I know when to use "dein" or "deine"? Thanks for your help.

[possumgumbo]

Use "dein" when the noun that follows it is neutral (a "das" word). Use "deine" when the noun that it is referring to is femenine (a "die" word). This is true for any -ein word.

[Siebenundzwanzig]

"Was hast du für einen Beruf?" it marked that wrong, by highlighting "einen"; does that mean it doesn't take the accusative? I thought it would, since it has "hast", ... or is "für einen Beruf" the Nebensatz, so therefore ends up being "für ein Beruf"?

[Siebenundzwanzig]

Ein Jahr später und habe ich mir keine Antwort für diese Sache. xD Ich glaub, es sollte noch einen sein, denn der Satz hat ein 'für' Wort, ... ich weiß aber nicht ob es hier einer Idiomatischer Eindrück ist, und ob es dabei eine unterschiedliche Weise zu sagen hat. Ich fand auch nix, wenn ich bei Google suchte. Hat jemand eine Ahnung was hier eigentlich korrekt ist?

[Mohamed1327]

Ich bin Arzt! :-)

[ChukwudiOs1]

I'm unemployed

[possumgumbo]

“Was ist dein Handwerk“ accepted my answer of "what is your profession," but not the other way around.

[amit.bhagat]

Was ist deinen beruf ?
Why this is marked wrong
Is it nominative or accusative.
Please help
Thanks in advance

[kyky]

Nominative, because this sentence doesn't have an object. It's of the structure "A = B".

[Aeturnalis]

As I recall from German class in highschool, it was "was machst du von Beruf?"

[Neda478292]

What is the difference of arbeit and beruf? Is deine arbeit acceptable?

[Vabelie]

According to me "Arbeit", just like "work" in English, is what you do, not even always professionally: Homework (Hausaufgabe) or studying is Arbeit, chores or housework are Arbeit, gardening is Arbeit, any task is Arbeit…

A profession, as well as "ein Beruf", is what you do to pay your bills, or at least what you learnt to earn your living, if you're unemployed.
You (normally) work in your profession, but not all work is professional.

And remember, all nouns are capitalised in German :o)

sfuspvwf npj

[Malcogida]

tätigkeit

[Vabelie]

Activity

[Malcogida]

tätigkeit

[Ramin]

Why "Was ist Ihre Beruf?" is wrong?

[kyky]

"Was ist Ihr Beruf?" would work. (Beruf is masculine.)

[JoaoMarcos61658]

Can I say ''Was sind sie von Beruf?''?

[Ampus_Questor]

No: 'sie' is 'she'; 'Sie' is 'you' (polite).

[DianeDavid12]

Isn't "Was machst du beruflich?" Also ok?

[MySaviourKing]

Why can't it be
"Was ist DEINE beruf"?
What if you were asking a woman the question? Would it still be "dein"?

[dylan817898]

i got screen shot from the question bcuz there is a bug in the app..all of the choices were the same. where should i send it?

[AlohaHiHai]

Ahhh ouhhhh ahhhh ouuuuuuuhh !