noun#779 by frequency
das Amt
/amt/
agency; department; office; post
- genitive
- des Amtes
- plural
- die Ämter
Meanings
- 1
agency; department; office — state institution responsible for specified concerns
Jeder hat das Recht auf gleichen Zugang zu öffentlichen Ämtern in seinem Lande.
Everyone has the right of equal access to public service in his country.
Tatoeba · jakov · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
office; post — public function, e.g. of a civil servant
Er muss aus dem Amt entfernt werden.
He needs to be removed from office.
Tatoeba · al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 3
mass; officerare
- 4
administrative unit (of a country); districtrare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dasAmt | dieÄmter |
| accusative | dasAmt | dieÄmter |
| dative | demAmt | denÄmtern |
| genitive | desAmtes | derÄmter |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.