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Das Postamt befindet sich beim Hauptbahnhof.

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das
     art. singular of der: the
     pron. singular of der
     pron.          (relative) who, that, which
     pron.          (demonstrative) this, that, it
     pron.          (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb)
     der
          art. the
          art. feminine singular of der
          art. genitive plural of der
          pron. who; that; which
          pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) whom, which, that
          pron. (attributive, stressed) that
          pron. (indicative) him, he
          pron. (differential) the one, him
          pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) that, (to) her
Postamt
     n. post office, postal service
befindet
     v. third-person singular present of befinden
     v. second-person plural present of befinden
     v. second-person plural subjunctive of befinden
     v. plural imperative of befinden
     befinden
          v. to occupy a place; to be located; to be situated
          v. to find, to consider
sich
     pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person singular: herself, himself, itself, oneself (direct or indirect object).
     pron. Reflexive pronoun of the third person plural: themselves (direct or indirect object).
beim
     contraction. contraction of bei dem : at the, by the, etc. (followed by a masculine or neuter singular noun in the dative case)
     bei
          prep. (locative) by; near
          prep. (with a person, family, shop) at
          prep. (with an organization or company) for; at; in
          prep. (formal, reflexive) with; on
          prep. (with an event considered certain) upon, at the time of
          prep. (with an event considered theoretical) in case of, in the event of
          prep. (with a continuing activity or condition) during; while; during the existence of
          prep. (with an item that implies an activity) over; during
          prep. (dated, in a postal address) care of; via
          prep. (now dialectal, nonstandard, northern and central Germany, withaccusative) with, to, towards
     dem
          art. dative singular of der: the
          pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Hauptbahnhof
     n. central/main train station




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