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Manager

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Ein Manager ist jemand, der in einem Unternehmen arbeitet.

A manager is someone who works in a company.

Normalerweise sorgt der Manager dafür, dass die Organisation gut läuft.

Usually, the manager ensures that the organization runs well.

Der Manager ist aber ein Angestellter und nicht der oberste Chef.

However, the manager is an employee and not the top boss.

Die Manager eines Unternehmens nennt man gemeinsam das Management.

The managers of a company are collectively called management.

Sie überlegen, was in der Zukunft passieren könnte.

They consider what might happen in the future.

Die Manager wägen ab, was Unternehmen besser tun sollte und was nicht.

Managers weigh what the company should do better and what it should not do.

Schließlich entscheidet das Management, oder aber jemand, der noch mehr zu sagen hat als das Management.

Finally, the management decides, or someone who has even more say than the management.

Das ist normalerweise derjenige, dem das Unternehmen gehört.

That is usually the person who owns the company.

Bei dem Wort Manager denkt man meist an mächtige und reiche Leute, die in großen Unternehmen das Sagen haben.

When thinking of the word manager, one usually thinks of powerful and rich people who have the say in large companies.

Wenn etwas schief läuft, fragt man sich, was die Manager falsch gemacht haben.

When something goes wrong, one wonders what the managers did wrong.

Man wirft Managern auch oft vor, dass sie mehr Geld verdienen als es gerecht wäre.

Managers are also often accused of earning more money than would be fair.

18 words above B2

a person who manages a company or organization plural: Manager manager (see usage notes below) (male or of unspecified sex, sometimes female); agent of an artist or sportsperson (male or of unspecified sex,… B1/ˈmɛnɛd͡ʒɐ/
company, business plural: Unternehmen (same form) to undertake; business, enterprise, company; undertaking A2/ˌʊntɐˈneːmən/
sorgt dafür← sorgen für
to ensure, to take care that separable verb; present tense: sorgt dafür, past: sorgte dafür, perfect: hat dafür gesorgt
organization, structure plural: Organisationen organisation, organization B1[ʔɔɐ̯ɡanizaˈtsi̯oːn]
läuft← laufen
to run, to function strong verb: läuft, lief, ist gelaufen to walk; to jog; to run (to move on foot; either at a normal or an increased speed); to flow; to leak; to run; to be in progress; to run A1/ˈlaʊ̯fən/
employee (male) nominalized adjective; female: die Angestellte employee, worker, clerk, servant, staffer, staff member (male or of unspecified gender) B2/ˈanɡəˌʃtɛltɐ/
oberste
top, highest superlative of 'ober'
boss, chief plural: Chefs A2[ʃɛf]
nennt← nennen
to call, to name strong verb: nennt, nannte, hat genannt to name (to give a name to); to call, to describe; to mention, to make known, to tell, to give A2/ˈnɛnən/
together, jointly common, mutual, shared; together, jointly B1/ɡəˈmaɪnza(ː)m/
management (group of managers) plural: Managements (rare) management (administration; the process or practice of managing) B2/ˈmɛnɪt͡ʃmənt/
to consider, to think over regular verb: überlegt, überlegte, hat überlegt superior (higher in quality); to think about, to think over; to lay something over something, to cover something, to put on something B1/ˌʔyːbɐˈleːɡŋ̩/
future no plural future; future tense B1/ˈtsuːˌkʊnft/
wägen ab← abwägen
to weigh, to consider carefully separable verb; present: wägt ab, past: wog ab, perfect: hat abgewogen
entscheidet← entscheiden
to decide strong verb: entscheidet, entschied, hat entschieden to decide, to make a decision; to opt, to decide; to decide, to determine the outcome of B1/ʔɛntˈʃaɪ̯dn̩/
someone, somebody A2/ˈjeːmant/
gehört← gehören
to belong to regular verb: gehört, gehörte, hat gehört; used with dative to belong to, be the property of; to be a prerequisite for; to be a characteristic of; to belong to, be a part of A2/ɡəˈhøːʁən/
mächtige← mächtig
powerful declined form powerful, mighty; capable, having command; intense; (adverbial) very, totally B2/ˈmɛçtɪç/

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Relative clauses with relative pronouns in nominative and dative

Ein Manager ist jemand, der in einem Unternehmen arbeitet.

The relative pronoun 'der' refers to 'jemand' and is in nominative case. Later, 'jemand, der noch mehr zu sagen hat' and 'derjenige, dem das Unternehmen gehört' show relative pronouns in nominative and dative respectively.

Subordinate clauses with 'dass' (verb at the end)

Man wirft Managern auch oft vor, dass sie mehr Geld verdienen als es gerecht wäre.

The conjunction 'dass' introduces a subordinate clause where the finite verb 'verdienen' is placed at the end. This is a typical feature of German subordinate clauses.

Indefinite pronoun 'man' and reflexive 'sich'

Bei dem Wort Manager denkt man meist an mächtige und reiche Leute, die in großen Unternehmen das Sagen haben.

The pronoun 'man' is used as an impersonal subject meaning 'one' or 'people in general'. The verb 'denkt' is conjugated in the third person singular. Later, 'fragt man sich' shows the reflexive use of 'sich fragen' with 'man'.

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