Noun
das Kontor
Pronunciation: /kɔnˈtoːr/
trading office, counting house; branch office
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plural Kontore
Meanings
Noun
- trading office, counting house; branch office
- branch office of a large company
Example sentence
Das alte Kontor der Handelsfirma liegt am Hafen.
The trading company's old office is by the harbour.
Word forms
singular
das Kontor
plural
die Kontore
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Kontor
Accusativedas Kontor
Dativedem Kontor
Genitivedes Kontors
Plural
Nominativedie Kontore
Accusativedie Kontore
Dativeden Kontoren
Genitiveder Kontore
Usage
- im Kontor eines Kaufmanns — in a merchant's office; this office sense is dated
- Kontor / Konto — a trading office / an account; similar spellings, different nouns
Im historischen Roman bewahrt der Kaufmann seine Briefe im Kontor auf.
In the historical novel, the merchant keeps his letters in the trading office.