Amtsgericht

/ˈamtsɡəˌʁɪçt/

das noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain Legal Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: legal. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Amtsgerichte

Meaning

  1. local court

    Built from Amt (office) + Gericht (court).

    • Er wurde vor dem Amtsgericht verurteilt.

      He was sentenced at the local court.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • Amt office
  • Gericht court

Practice

1 What does Amtsgericht mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er wurde vor dem ___ verurteilt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Amtsgericht?

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