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Auftrag (noun)

Order, contract, job; a task or piece of work assigned to someone.

💬 Example

"Wir haben einen neuen Auftrag von einem großen Kunden erhalten."

💡 Memory Tip

Imagine an OWL (AUF) carrying a TRACK (trag) of train cars. The owl was given an ORDER (Auftrag) to deliver the track.

🏛️ Origin

⚠️ Common Mistakes

Using 'Auftrag' instead of 'Bestellung' when ordering food or buying items online.

Forgetting the umlaut in the plural form ('die Auftrage' instead of 'die Aufträge').

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