administrative building
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administrative building
A building in which the administration of an organization, company, or public authority is housed.
Alle Anträge müssen im Verwaltungsgebäude der Stadt abgegeben werden.
All applications must be submitted at the city's administrative building.
The word is made up of three parts: 'Verwaltung' (administration) + the linking -s + 'Gebäude' (building). So it literally describes a building for administration.
Das neue Verwaltungsgebäude der Universität ist sehr modern.
The university's new administrative building is very modern.
Pay attention to the difference between 'in' with the dative and the accusative. 'Im Verwaltungsgebäude' (in the administrative building, dative) describes a location, while 'ins Verwaltungsgebäude' (into the administrative building, accusative) expresses movement toward it.
Ich arbeite im Verwaltungsgebäude am Marktplatz.
I work in the administrative building on the market square.
This word belongs to formal language and is mainly used in official and administrative contexts. You often find it on signs, in letters from government offices, or in the news.
Die Öffnungszeiten des Verwaltungsgebäudes finden Sie online.
You can find the opening hours of the administrative building online.
town hall
A Rathaus is the central administrative building of a city or municipality. Verwaltungsgebäude is the more general term and can also refer to the administration of a company, organization, or other public authority. For a municipal headquarters, Rathaus is more precise.
Die Firmenleitung empfängt die Gäste im Verwaltungsgebäude.
The company management is receiving the guests in the administrative building.
Der Bürgermeister empfängt die Gäste im Rathaus.
The mayor is receiving the guests at the town hall.
