Questions & Answers about Ich drucke das Formular und schicke es an das Amt.
What is the difference between drucken and drücken?
They are easy to confuse! drucken (without an umlaut) means to print, like you are doing with the form in this sentence. drücken (with an umlaut) means to push or press, like pressing a button or pushing a door open.
Why is the subject ich missing in the second half of the sentence (und schicke)?
In German, just like in English, if two clauses connected by und share the same subject, you don't have to repeat it. You could say und ich schicke es, but dropping the second ich sounds more natural and flows better.
an is a two-way preposition. Why does it take the accusative case (das Amt) here instead of the dative?
Two-way prepositions take the accusative case when there is a directed action towards a destination. Because you are sending the form to the office, there is a clear destination, so an triggers the accusative das Amt. If you were just describing a static location where something already is, you would use the dative.
Why use Amt for office instead of Büro?