das Arbeitsamt

A2

job centre (employment office)

English meaning
job centre (employment office)
Gender
das — neuter
Plural
die Arbeitsämter
Vocabulary package
Unemployment & Job Hunting

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Arbeitsamt in a sentence

Er geht heute zum Arbeitsamt.

He is going to the job centre today.

Declension of das Arbeitsamt

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedas Arbeitsamtdie Arbeitsämter
Accusativedas Arbeitsamtdie Arbeitsämter
Dativedem Arbeitsamtden Arbeitsämtern
Genitivedes Arbeitsamtsder Arbeitsämter

Word family

das Arbeitsamt is built from die Arbeit (work) and der Samt (velvet). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

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Questions about Arbeitsamt

Is it der, die or das Arbeitsamt?

It is das Arbeitsamt — Arbeitsamt is neuter. In the plural it becomes die Arbeitsämter.

What is the plural of Arbeitsamt?

The plural of das Arbeitsamt is die Arbeitsämter.

What is the genitive of Arbeitsamt?

The genitive singular is des Arbeitsamts. The dative plural is den Arbeitsämtern.

What does Arbeitsamt mean in English?

das Arbeitsamt means "job centre (employment office)". For example: "Er geht heute zum Arbeitsamt." — "He is going to the job centre today."

What level is Arbeitsamt in German?

Arbeitsamt is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the unemployment & job hunting vocabulary.

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