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GERMAN DICTIONARY

das Amt

  • B1
  • Noun
  • Society & Public Life
  • Services & Everyday Tasks

government office

/das ˈamt/

Illustration of Amt

Meaning and translations

Definition

A public authority or government office responsible for official administrative tasks.

Translations
English
government office
Français
administration
Türkçe
kamu dairesi
Polski
urząd
Русский
государственное учреждение
Українська
державна установа

Grammar & classification

Article
das
Gender
Neuter
Plural
Ämter
Part of speech
Noun
CEFR level
B1
Morphology
Simple word
Topics
Society & Public LifePrimaryServices & Everyday Tasks

Usage examples

  1. Das Amt informiert die Bürger über die neuen Öffnungszeiten.NominativSing.The office informs citizens about the new opening hours.
  2. Die Bürger besuchen das Amt am Montag.AkkusativSing.The citizens visit the office on Monday.
  3. Die Mitarbeiterin steht dem Amt beratend zur Seite.DativSing.The employee provides the office with advisory support.

Pronunciation and forms

  • Lemma
    Amt/amt/
  • Article phrase
    das Amt/das ˈamt/
  • Plural
    Ämter/ˈɛmtɐ/

Declension / Forms

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativdas Amtdie Ämter
Akkusativdas Amtdie Ämter
Dativdem Amtden Ämtern
Genitivdes Amtesder Ämter

Usage and collocations

  • Collocationzum Amt gehen
  • Collocationein Amt aufsuchen
  • Collocationeinen Antrag beim Amt einreichen

Semantic relations

  • Related termMinisterium

    A Ministerium is a top-level, politically led administrative authority; a Amt can also be a smaller or specialized public institution.

Word formation and word family

Formation typeSimple word

„Amt“ is a simple German noun without any visibly productive derivation.

Word family

  • AmtsgerichtCompound-related
  • Arbeitsamt — employment officeCompound-related