Definition
A room or workplace where administrative or professional work is done.
Translations
- English
- office
- Français
- bureau
- Türkçe
- ofis
- Polski
- biuro
- Русский
- офис
- Українська
- офіс
GERMAN DICTIONARY
das Büro
- A1
- Noun
- Work & Professions
- City & Places
office
/das byˈʁoː/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- das
- Gender
- Neuter
- Plural
- Büros
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Simple word
- Topics
- Work & ProfessionsPrimaryCity & Places
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Mein Büro ist im zweiten Stock.NominativSing.My office is on the second floor.
- Ich betrete das Büro um acht Uhr.AkkusativSing.I enter the office at eight o’clock.
- Im Büro stehen drei Schreibtische.DativSing.There are three desks in the office.
- Die Tür des Büros ist offen.GenitivSing.The office door is open.
- Die Büros sind heute leer.NominativPlur.The offices are empty today.
- Die Firma renoviert ihre Büros.AkkusativPlur.The company is renovating its offices.
- In modernen Büros gibt es oft flexible Arbeitsplätze.DativPlur.Modern offices often have flexible workspaces.
- Die Ausstattung der Büros erleichtert die tägliche Arbeit.GenitivPlur.The office equipment makes daily work easier.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Büro/byˈʁoː/
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Article phrase
das Büro/das byˈʁoː/
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Plural
Büros/byˈʁoːs/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Büro | die Büros |
| Akkusativ | das Büro | die Büros |
| Dativ | dem Büro | den Büros |
| Genitiv | des Büros | der Büros |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Prepositional constructionim Büroin + Dativ
- Prepositional constructionins Büro gehenin + Akkusativ
- Collocationim Büro arbeiten
- Collocationein eigenes Büro haben
- Verb constructiondas Büro betreten + Akkusativ
- Sentence patternDas Büro liegt im zweiten Stock.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeSimple word
„Büro“ is a synchronically simple noun; its internal composition is not transparently analyzable as productive for speakers today.
Word family
- Büroraum
- Büroarbeit