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Information or an answer that you receive in response to a question.
Können Sie mir bitte die Auskunft geben, wann der nächste Zug nach Berlin fährt?
Could you please give me the information about when the next train to Berlin leaves?
information desk
The place, counter, or phone number where you can get information.
Fragen Sie am besten direkt bei der Auskunft am Bahnhof nach.
It's best to ask directly at the information desk at the train station.
Common verbs with 'Auskunft' (information) are 'eine Auskunft geben' (to give information) or the more formal 'erteilen' (to provide/issue), 'eine Auskunft bekommen' or 'erhalten' (to receive information), and 'um eine Auskunft bitten' (to ask for information).
Der Mitarbeiter konnte mir leider keine genaue Auskunft geben.
Unfortunately, the employee could not give me precise information.
When you say what the information is about, you use the preposition 'über' (about) with the accusative. The pattern is: 'Auskunft über etwas geben/bekommen' (to give/get information about something).
Er bat um Auskunft über die aktuellen Preise.
He asked for information about the current prices.
When 'Auskunft' (information desk) refers to a place, it often appears with prepositions such as 'an der' (at the) or 'zur' (to the). If it refers to the information itself, it is usually the object of a verb such as 'geben' (to give) or 'bekommen' (to get).
Ich habe an der Auskunft nach dem Weg gefragt.
I asked for directions at the information desk.
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Antwort and Auskunft can both follow a question. Antwort emphasizes the response to the question, while Auskunft focuses more on the information it contains. Auskunft is especially suitable when the information itself, or a source of information, is the main focus.
Am Informationsschalter bekam ich eine genaue Auskunft über den Weg.
At the information desk, I received precise information about the route.
Auf meine Frage nach dem Weg gab mir der Passant eine klare Antwort.
When I asked a passerby for directions, he gave me a clear answer.
