Meaning and translations

Definition

A public office where found items are handed in and lost ones can be sought.

Translations
English
lost property office
Français
objets trouvés
Türkçe
kayıp eşya bürosu
Polski
biuro rzeczy znalezionych
Русский
бюро находок
Українська
бюро знахідок

Grammar & classification

Article
das
Gender
Neuter
Plural
Fundbüros
Part of speech
Noun
CEFR level
A2
Topics
City & PlacesPrimaryServices & Everyday Tasks

Usage examples

  1. Das Fundbüro ist heute bis 18 Uhr geöffnet.NominativSing.The lost and found office is open until 6 p.m. today.
  2. Ich suche das Fundbüro in der Nähe des Bahnhofs.AkkusativSing.I’m looking for the lost and found office near the train station.
  3. Ich gehe nach der Arbeit zum Fundbüro.DativSing.I’m going to the lost and found office after work.

Pronunciation and forms

  • Lemma
    Fundbüro/ˈfʊntbyʁoː/
  • Article phrase
    das Fundbüro/das ˈfʊntbyʁoː/
  • Plural
    Fundbüros/ˈfʊntbyʁoːs/

Declension / Forms

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativdas Fundbürodie Fundbüros
Akkusativdas Fundbürodie Fundbüros
Dativdem Fundbüroden Fundbüros
Genitivdes Fundbürosder Fundbüros

Usage and collocations

  • Collocationetwas im Fundbüro abgeben
  • Collocationim Fundbüro nach etwas fragen
  • Collocationetwas im Fundbüro suchen

Semantic relations

  • Related termPolizeiwache

    A Polizeiwache serves the police; a Fundbüro manages found and lost items.

  • Related termBürgerbüro

    A Bürgerbüro handles administrative matters; a Fundbüro accepts and distributes lost property.

Word formation and word family

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