Amt

/amt/

das noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Forms

office, bureau; official position
- Sie müssen das Formular beim Amt abgeben.
  
  You have to submit the form at the office.

Close synonyms for "office, authority" in a bureaucratic sense.

Similar in other languages

English

bureau is the English word for the same thing — both mean "office, bureau."

English

Close — an office, bureau relates to an authority.

French

Close, figuratively — a role relates to an office, an official position.

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Last updated 2026-09-23