citizen service office
das Bürgeramt, die Bürgerämter
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citizen service office
A city or municipal office where residents can take care of various administrative matters, especially registering their address and applying for identity documents.
Ich habe morgen einen Termin beim Bürgeramt, um meinen neuen Personalausweis zu beantragen.
I have an appointment at the citizen service office tomorrow to apply for my new identity card.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Bürgerämter |
| genitive | des Bürgeramtes |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Bürgeramt | die Bürgerämter |
| accusative | das Bürgeramt | die Bürgerämter |
| dative | dem Bürgeramt | den Bürgerämtern |
| genitive | des Bürgeramtes des Bürgeramts | der Bürgerämter |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Bürgeramt' is made up of 'Bürger' (citizen) and 'Amt' (office). The first part shows who the office is for; the second part identifies it as part of the public administration.
Auf der Internetseite der Stadt finden Bürger die Öffnungszeiten des Bürgeramts.
Citizens can find the citizen service office's opening hours on the city's website.
When referring to contact with the office, 'beim Bürgeramt' (at the citizen service office) with the dative is commonly used. To describe going there, 'zum Bürgeramt' (to the citizen service office), also with the dative, is often used.
Wir haben beim Bürgeramt einen Termin vereinbart.
We arranged an appointment at the citizen service office.
Morgen gehe ich zum Bürgeramt.
I'm going to the citizen service office tomorrow.
Common combinations include 'einen Termin beim Bürgeramt vereinbaren' (to arrange an appointment at the citizen service office), 'beim Bürgeramt einen Antrag stellen' (to submit an application at the citizen service office), and 'Unterlagen beim Bürgeramt einreichen' (to submit documents to the citizen service office). These combinations help you describe preparing for and carrying out a visit to a government office.
Für den neuen Ausweis muss ich noch Unterlagen beim Bürgeramt einreichen.
I still have to submit some documents to the citizen service office for my new identity card.
