Wir drucken Bilder im Büro.

We print pictures in the office.

Breakdown of Wir drucken Bilder im Büro.

• in: in
• dem: the; (masculine or neuter, dative)
• wir: we
• das Büro: the office
• das Bild: the picture
• drucken: to print

Questions & Answers about Wir drucken Bilder im Büro.

Why is drucken used here instead of Druck or Drucker?

drucken is the verb “to print.”
Druck is a noun meaning “print” or “pressure,” and Drucker is a noun meaning “printer” (the machine). Since the sentence describes the action of printing, you need the verb drucken.

What case is Bilder in?

Bilder is in the accusative plural. In German, the direct object of a transitive verb takes the accusative case.
Singular: das Bild → Akk. das Bild
Plural: die Bilder → Akk. die Bilder

Why is im Büro used instead of in dem Büro?

im is simply the contraction of in + dem.
Because Büro is a neuter noun (das Büro) and the preposition in requires the dative when indicating location, you use dem Büro, which contracts to im Büro.

Why is im Büro placed at the end of the sentence?

German main clauses typically follow the pattern: Subject – Verb – (Other Elements). Adverbial phrases of place (like im Büro) commonly come after the direct object but can be moved for emphasis. The neutral order here is:
Wir (S) – drucken (V) – Bilder (O) – im Büro (Adv).

Could I say Wir drucken im Büro Bilder? Is that correct?

Yes, it’s grammatically correct. That word order slightly shifts the focus onto where you print: “We print at the office pictures.” The neutral emphasis, however, is achieved with Wir drucken Bilder im Büro.

Why is Wir capitalized?

In German, the first word of a sentence is always capitalized, regardless of its part of speech. Personal pronouns (except the formal Sie) are not otherwise capitalized in mid-sentence.

How do you pronounce drucken and Büro?

drucken: [ˈdʁʊkən] – the u is like “oo” in English “book.”
Büro: [byˈʁoː] – the ü is pronounced like the French “u” in “tu,” and the stress is on the second syllable.

Can I replace Bilder with a pronoun?

Yes. You would use sie for “them” (accusative plural):
Wir drucken sie im Büro.
Context clarifies whether sie refers to “them” (Bilder) or “her” (sie = she).