Vocabulary
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Sekretariat
/zekʁetaˈʁi̯aːt/· noun· Pl. die Sekretariate
(school or course) office
The office of a school or language school: you sign up and pay there, ask your questions — and phone it when you're ill.
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- Singular
- das Sekretariat
- Plural
- die Sekretariate
- Genitiv
- des Sekretariats
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Sekretariat
office (of a school, an institute)
Fragen Sie bitte im Sekretariat.
Please ask at the office.
Word family
Sekretariatdie Sekretärin(female) secretaryder Sekretär(male) secretarydas Schulsekretariatschool office
Common combinations
- im Sekretariat fragento ask at the office
- sich im Sekretariat anmeldento sign up at the office
- das Sekretariat anrufento phone the office
Similar & opposite
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Common learner mistakes
- die Sekretariatdas SekretariatThe office is neuter, das Sekretariat — the person who works there is die Sekretärin or der Sekretär.
Real examples
- Das Sekretariat ist im Erdgeschoss.The office is on the ground floor.
- Ich bin krank. Ich muss das Sekretariat anrufen.I'm ill. I have to phone the office.
- Im Sekretariat bekommen Sie den Stundenplan.You get the timetable at the office.
