ackern - meaning: to grind

Definition

verb

Vor der haben wir geackert.
We slogged away for weeks before the exam.
Für das haben wir geackert.
We slogged away for days on the project.
Er ackert von im .
He grinds from morning to night at the company.
Sie ackerte , um die zu .
She slogged hard to get the position.
Wir mussten ackern, um den zu .
We really had to grind to meet the deadline.
Statt zu , ackerte er an seiner .
Instead of celebrating, he slogged away at his dissertation.
Das ganze habe ich nur geackert.
The whole semester I did nothing but grind.
Sie ackern unermüdlich an der neuen .
They slog tirelessly at the new software.
Nach Monaten des Ackerns zahlte sich die aus.
After months of slogging the effort paid off.
Wer im Examen will, muss ackern.
Whoever wants to pass the exam has to grind.