empleado /ˌempleˈaðo/ · noun · CEFR B1. Spanish translation of "employee".

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Source term
employee
Translation
empleado
CEFR Level
B1
Part of speech
noun
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Article, Gender & Forms

Spanish article/gender note: learn this word with the article "el".

Dictionary form empleado
Article el
Gender/article class masculine
Regular/likely plural empleados
How to use it in a sentence
Pattern
Subject + verb + el empleado
Examples
Esto es el empleado.
Tip
Use the article with the noun when the language normally requires one.

Example Sentences

Es una empleada muy trabajadora.

English: She is a hard-working employee.

B1 · workplacesAndIndustries

La empresa tiene cincuenta empleados.

English: The company has fifty employees.

B1 · workplacesAndIndustries

Comenzó a trabajar como empleado el verano pasado.

English: He became an employee last summer.

B1 · workplacesAndIndustries

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