German

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Etymology

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ab- +‎ schuften

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌʃʊftən/
  • Hyphenation: ab‧schuf‧ten
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Verb

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abschuften (weak, third-person singular present schuftet ab, past tense schuftete ab, past participle abgeschuftet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive, colloquial) to work excessively hard
    Synonyms: abarbeiten, malochen, rackern

Conjugation

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