Noun
das Department
Pronunciation: [diˈpaːɐ̯tmənt]
department
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plural Departments
Meanings
Noun
- department
Example sentence
Sie arbeitet seit zwei Jahren in unserem Department.
She has been working in our department for two years.
Word forms
singular
das Department
plural
die Departments
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Department
Accusativedas Department
Dativedem Department
Genitivedes Departments
Plural
Nominativedie Departments
Accusativedie Departments
Dativeden Departments
Genitiveder Departments
Usage
- in einem Department arbeiten — Work in a department or organisational division.
- Department / Abteilung — An English borrowing versus the usual general German word for a department.
Das Department zieht im Herbst in ein anderes Gebäude.
The department is moving to another building in the autumn.