Method for operating a drive arrangement, in particular for a vehicle, comprising - an electric machine with a rotor shaft, - a drive shaft, wherein the drive shaft is coupled to the rotor shaft of the electric machine in such a way that the drive shaft can be driven by means of the electric machine, - a coupling element, - a transmission gearwheel which is arranged on an output shaft, wherein the transmission gearwheel is coupled to the coupling element in such a way that the transmission gearwheel can be driven by means of the coupling element, - a clutch device with a clutch element, wherein the clutch element is coupled rotationally conjointly to the drive shaft, - wherein the drive shaft can be coupled rotationally conjointly to the coupling element in a coupling operation and can be decoupled therefrom in a decoupling operation, - wherein, during the coupling operation, a toothing of the clutch element and a toothing of the coupling element are brought into engagement with one another in a form-fitting manner, - a rotation sensor, wherein the rotation sensor outputs a pulse signal when a tooth of a toothing of the transmission gearwheel or a tooth of an encoder wheel coupled rotationally conjointly to the output shaft is caused to pass the rotation sensor, - wherein an absolute position of the transmission gearwheel is determined according to a previously stored absolute position of the transmission gearwheel and counting of the pulse signals output by means of the rotation sensor, wherein the absolute position of the transmission gearwheel is determined anew from an absolute position of the rotor shaft of the electric machine, a transmission ratio between the clutch element and the rotor shaft and a transmission ratio between the coupling element and the transmission gearwheel in a coupled state of the clutch device. - an electric machine with a rotor shaft, - a drive shaft, wherein the drive shaft is coupled to the rotor shaft of the electric machine in such a way that the drive shaft can be driven by means of the electric machine, - a coupling element, - a transmission gearwheel which is arranged on an output shaft, wherein the transmission gearwheel is coupled to the coupling element in such a way that the transmission gearwheel can be driven by means of the coupling element, - a clutch device with a clutch element, wherein the clutch element is coupled rotationally conjointly to the drive shaft, - wherein the drive shaft can be coupled rotationally conjointly to the coupling element in a coupling operation and can be decoupled therefrom in a decoupling operation, - wherein, during the coupling operation, a toothing of the clutch element and a toothing of the coupling element are brought into engagement with one another in a form-fitting manner, - a rotation sensor, wherein the rotation sensor outputs a pulse signal when a tooth of a toothing of the transmission gearwheel or a tooth of an encoder wheel coupled rotationally conjointly to the output shaft is caused to pass the rotation sensor, - wherein an absolute position of the transmission gearwheel is determined according to a previously stored absolute position of the transmission gearwheel and counting of the pulse signals output by means of the rotation sensor, wherein the absolute position of the transmission gearwheel is determined anew from an absolute position of the rotor shaft of the electric machine, a transmission ratio between the clutch element and the rotor shaft and a transmission ratio between the coupling element and the transmission gearwheel in a coupled state of the clutch device.