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Is it der, die oder das Sozialamt?

DAS

The correct article in German of Sozialamt is das. So it is das Sozialamt! (nominative case)

The word Sozialamt is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

Finding the right gender of a noun

German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.

In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.

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The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.

It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)

German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.

  • for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);

  • for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);

  • for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).

German declension of Sozialamt?

How does the declension of Sozialamt work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1 Singular Plural
Nominative das Sozialamt die Sozialämter
Genitive des Sozialamtes des Sozialamts der Sozialämter
Dative dem Sozialamt dem Sozialamte den Sozialämtern
Akkusative das Sozialamt die Sozialämter

What is the meaning of Sozialamt in German?

Sozialamt is defined as:

[1] Authority that is responsible for the implementation of social assistance

[1] Behörde, die für die Durchführung der Sozialhilfe zuständig ist

How to use Sozialamt in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Sozialamt with translations in English.

[1] „Die unschlagbare deutsche Ordnung versagte auf dem Sozialamt völlig.“

[1] "The unbeatable German order completely failed at the social welfare office"

[1] „Nahid verwendete nie das Wort Sozialamt, wenn sie mit meiner Mutter sprach.“

[1] "Nahid never used the word social welfare office when she spoke with my mother"

How do you pronounce Sozialamt?

Sozialamt

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