die Freundschaft

B1

friendship

English meaning
friendship
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Freundschaften
Vocabulary package
Friends & Acquaintances

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Freundschaft in a sentence

Deine Freundschaft ist mir sehr wichtig.

Your friendship is very important to me.

Declension of die Freundschaft

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Freundschaftdie Freundschaften
Accusativedie Freundschaftdie Freundschaften
Dativeder Freundschaftden Freundschaften
Genitiveder Freundschaftder Freundschaften

Word family

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

Where Freundschaft comes from

mittelhochdeutsch vriuntschaft, althochdeutsch friuntscaf, belegt seit dem 8. Jahrhundert, in der Form -scaft 11.

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Questions about Freundschaft

Is it der, die or das Freundschaft?

It is die Freundschaft — Freundschaft is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Freundschaften.

What is the plural of Freundschaft?

The plural of die Freundschaft is die Freundschaften.

What is the genitive of Freundschaft?

The genitive singular is der Freundschaft. The dative plural is den Freundschaften.

What does Freundschaft mean in English?

die Freundschaft means "friendship". For example: "Deine Freundschaft ist mir sehr wichtig." — "Your friendship is very important to me."

What level is Freundschaft in German?

Freundschaft is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the friends & acquaintances vocabulary.

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