Is it der, die oder das Standesamt?

DAS

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

The word Standesamt 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 Standesamt?

How does the declension of Standesamt 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 Standesamt	die Standesämter
Genitive	des Standesamts des Standesamtes	der Standesämter
Dative	dem Standesamt dem Standesamte	den Standesämtern
Akkusative	das Standesamt	die Standesämter

What is the meaning of Standesamt in German?

Standesamt is defined as:

[1] Authority in which state -prescribed data or actions relating to civil status are carried out or registered by a registrar

[1] Behörde, bei der staatlich vorgeschriebene Daten oder Handlungen, die den Personenstand betreffen, durch einen Standesbeamten vorgenommen beziehungsweise registriert werden

How to use Standesamt in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Standesamt with translations in English.

[1] Auf dem Standesamt kann man staatlich heiraten oder die Geburt bzw. den Tod einer Person registrieren lassen.

[1] At the registry office you can marry state or the birth or the birth of a person can be registered.

[1] „Sie wollten einfach nur zum Standesamt gehen, die Dokumente unterschreiben, und Wafa würde Youssef jeden Monat überweisen, was sie ihm schuldete, bis sie ihre französischen Papiere hätte.“

[1] "They just wanted to go to the registry office, sign the documents, and Wafa would transfer Youssef every month what she owed him until she had her French papers"

[1] „Auf dem Standesamt hatte er sich geärgert, weil er seinen wahren Namen angeben musste.“

[1] "He had annoyed himself at the registry office because he had to state his true name"

[1] „Zwei Jungen stehen vor dem Standesamt und betrachten interessiert das Brautpaar.“

[1] "Two boys stand in front of the registry office and look at the bride and groom" "

How do you pronounce Standesamt?

Standesamt

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