die Ständegesellschaft

C1

estate system / class hierarchy

English meaning
estate system / class hierarchy
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Ständegesellschaften
Vocabulary package
History & the Past

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Ständegesellschaft in a sentence

Die Ständegesellschaft des Mittelalters war rigide.

The estate system of the Middle Ages was rigid.

Declension of die Ständegesellschaft

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Ständegesellschaftdie Ständegesellschaften
Accusativedie Ständegesellschaftdie Ständegesellschaften
Dativeder Ständegesellschaftden Ständegesellschaften
Genitiveder Ständegesellschaftder Ständegesellschaften

Word family

die Ständegesellschaft is built from die Gesellschaft (society) and 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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Questions about Ständegesellschaft

Is it der, die or das Ständegesellschaft?

It is die Ständegesellschaft — Ständegesellschaft is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Ständegesellschaften.

What is the plural of Ständegesellschaft?

The plural of die Ständegesellschaft is die Ständegesellschaften.

What is the genitive of Ständegesellschaft?

The genitive singular is der Ständegesellschaft. The dative plural is den Ständegesellschaften.

What does Ständegesellschaft mean in English?

die Ständegesellschaft means "estate system / class hierarchy". For example: "Die Ständegesellschaft des Mittelalters war rigide." — "The estate system of the Middle Ages was rigid."

What level is Ständegesellschaft in German?

Ständegesellschaft is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the history & the past vocabulary.

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