Polyglot Dictionary

Postamt

/ˈpɔstˌʔamt/

das noun A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Postämter

Meaning

  1. post office

    Built from Post (mail) + Amt (office).

    • Sie ging zum Postamt, um ein Paket abzuholen.

      She went to the post office to pick up a package.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Post mail
  • Amt office

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

poste

poste is the French word for the same thing — both mean "post office."

Portuguese

correios

correios is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "post office."

Practice

1 What does Postamt mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ging zum ___, um ein Paket abzuholen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Postamt?

See also

nouncompound

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