Noun
das Postamt
Pronunciation: /ˈpɔstʔamt/
post office, postal service
C2
rank #11,171
plural Postämter
Meanings
Noun
- post office, postal service
Example sentence
Wie kommt man von hier am schnellsten zum Postamt?
What's the fastest way to get to the post office from here?
Word forms
singular
das Postamt
plural
die Postämter
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Postamt
Accusativedas Postamt
Dativedem Postamt
Genitivedes Postamts
Plural
Nominativedie Postämter
Accusativedie Postämter
Dativeden Postämtern
Genitiveder Postämter
Usage
- zum Postamt gehen — Go to the post office.
- Postamt / Briefkasten — The postal service building versus a box for posting letters.
Das alte Postamt wurde später zu einer Bibliothek umgebaut.
The old post office was later converted into a library.