die Botschaft

B1

message; embassy

English meaning
message; embassy
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Botschaften

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Botschaft in a sentence

Das Visum habe ich von der Botschaft erhalten.

I received the visa from the embassy.

Declension of die Botschaft

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Botschaftdie Botschaften
Accusativedie Botschaftdie Botschaften
Dativeder Botschaftden Botschaften
Genitiveder Botschaftder Botschaften

Word family

die Botschaft is built from die Haft (detention / custody / imprisonment). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Botschaft comes from

mittelhochdeutsch boteschaft, botschaft, althochdeutsch botascaf, belegt seit dem 9. Jahrhundert; 15. bis 17. Jahrhundert auch „Abgesandter“ beziehungsweise die „Gruppe der Abgesandten“

Words that go with Botschaft

Questions about Botschaft

Is it der, die or das Botschaft?

It is die Botschaft — Botschaft is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Botschaften.

What is the plural of Botschaft?

The plural of die Botschaft is die Botschaften.

What is the genitive of Botschaft?

The genitive singular is der Botschaft. The dative plural is den Botschaften.

What does Botschaft mean in English?

die Botschaft means "message; embassy". For example: "Das Visum habe ich von der Botschaft erhalten." — "I received the visa from the embassy."

What level is Botschaft in German?

Botschaft is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate.

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