Noun
die Kanzlei
law firm, lawyer's office
B2
rank #4,736
plural Kanzleien
Meanings
Noun
- law firm, lawyer's office
- office, chambers
- chancellery
Example sentence
Sie arbeitet seit zwei Jahren in einer großen Kanzlei.
She has been working at a large law firm for two years.
Word forms
singular
die Kanzlei
plural
die Kanzleien
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Kanzlei
Accusativedie Kanzlei
Dativeder Kanzlei
Genitiveder Kanzlei
Plural
Nominativedie Kanzleien
Accusativedie Kanzleien
Dativeden Kanzleien
Genitiveder Kanzleien
Usage
- in einer Kanzlei arbeiten — Work in a law firm or lawyer's office; in takes the dative for location.
- Kanzlei / Kanzler — Kanzlei names an office; Kanzler names a chancellor.
Die Kanzlei übernimmt die Vertretung des Unternehmens.
The law firm takes on the representation of the company.