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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.
administration / management
'Verwaltung' and 'Verwaltungsgebäude' are closely related, but they do not mean the same thing. 'Verwaltung' means the administration department, the people there, or also public authorities that carry out organizational tasks. 'Verwaltungsgebäude' means only the building where this administration is located. The words can be confusing because in everyday life people often say they are going 'zur Verwaltung' (to the administration), even though they are actually going into the building. Strictly speaking, the administration is the office or group of people; the administrative building is the place.
Das Verwaltungsgebäude liegt direkt neben dem Haupteingang der Firma.
The administrative building is right next to the company's main entrance.
Die Verwaltung schickt mir nach dem Gespräch die fehlenden Unterlagen.
After the meeting, the administration will send me the missing documents.