Noun
das Amt
Pronunciation: /amt/
office, authority (government department)
B1
rank #903
plural Ämter
Meanings
Noun
- office, authority (government department)
- office, post (public position)
Example sentence
Sie sind an einer Laufbahn im Auswärtigen Amt interessiert, nicht wahr?
You're interested in a career at the Foreign Office, aren't you?
Word forms
singular
das Amt
plural
die Ämter
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Amt
Accusativedas Amt
Dativedem Amt
Genitivedes Amtes
Plural
Nominativedie Ämter
Accusativedie Ämter
Dativeden Ämtern
Genitiveder Ämter
Usage
- zum Amt gehen — Amt can mean the public authority someone needs to visit.
- ein Amt übernehmen — Can mean take up a public office or official role.
Für die Anmeldung musst du zum zuständigen Amt gehen.
To register, you need to go to the responsible authority.