die Gemeinschaft

B1

community

English meaning
community
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Gemeinschaften
Vocabulary package
Community & Volunteering

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Gemeinschaft in a sentence

Rauchen ist in den Gemeinschaftsräumen nicht erlaubt.

Smoking is not allowed in the community rooms.

Declension of die Gemeinschaft

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Gemeinschaftdie Gemeinschaften
Accusativedie Gemeinschaftdie Gemeinschaften
Dativeder Gemeinschaftden Gemeinschaften
Genitiveder Gemeinschaftder Gemeinschaften

Word family

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

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Where Gemeinschaft comes from

von mittelhochdeutsch gemeinschaft, althochdeutsch gimeinscaf; Das Wort ist seit dem 8. Jahrhundert belegt.

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Questions about Gemeinschaft

Is it der, die or das Gemeinschaft?

It is die Gemeinschaft — Gemeinschaft is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Gemeinschaften.

What is the plural of Gemeinschaft?

The plural of die Gemeinschaft is die Gemeinschaften.

What is the genitive of Gemeinschaft?

The genitive singular is der Gemeinschaft. The dative plural is den Gemeinschaften.

What does Gemeinschaft mean in English?

die Gemeinschaft means "community". For example: "Rauchen ist in den Gemeinschaftsräumen nicht erlaubt." — "Smoking is not allowed in the community rooms."

What level is Gemeinschaft in German?

Gemeinschaft is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the community & volunteering vocabulary.

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