die Gefangenschaft
B2captivity / imprisonment
- English meaning
- captivity / imprisonment
- Gender
- die — feminine
- Plural
- die Gefangenschaften
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Gefangenschaft in a sentence
Seine Gefangenschaft dauerte fünf Jahre.
His imprisonment lasted five years.
Declension of die Gefangenschaft
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | die Gefangenschaft | die Gefangenschaften |
| Accusative | die Gefangenschaft | die Gefangenschaften |
| Dative | der Gefangenschaft | den Gefangenschaften |
| Genitive | der Gefangenschaft | der Gefangenschaften |
Word family
die Gefangenschaft 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 Gefangenschaft comes from
Ableitung zu gefangen mit dem Suffix -schaft
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Questions about Gefangenschaft
Is it der, die or das Gefangenschaft?
It is die Gefangenschaft — Gefangenschaft is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Gefangenschaften.
What is the plural of Gefangenschaft?
The plural of die Gefangenschaft is die Gefangenschaften.
What is the genitive of Gefangenschaft?
The genitive singular is der Gefangenschaft. The dative plural is den Gefangenschaften.
What does Gefangenschaft mean in English?
die Gefangenschaft means "captivity / imprisonment". For example: "Seine Gefangenschaft dauerte fünf Jahre." — "His imprisonment lasted five years."
What level is Gefangenschaft in German?
Gefangenschaft is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the crime & police vocabulary.
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