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In einer Gemeinschaft muss jeder ein bisschen Rücksicht nehmen, findest du nicht?
In a community, everyone has to be a bit considerate, don't you think?
The tinted words form a set phrase: Rücksicht nehmen
Grammar
- Plural
- die Gemeinschaften In the plural the article is always "die".
Nouns ending in -schaft are usually feminine: die Gemeinschaft. Der, Die or Das? The Rules
Declension
The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.
| Case | Singular | Plural | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative wer? was? | die Gemeinschaft | die Gemeinschaften | |
| Accusative wen? was? | die Gemeinschaft | die Gemeinschaften | |
| Dative wem? | der Gemeinschaft | den Gemeinschaften | |
| Genitive wessen? | der Gemeinschaft | der Gemeinschaften |
How the Word Is Built
Ge prefix mein root schaft suffix
- ge-
- in nouns, often a group or a result: das Gebäude (building), das Geschenk (gift); in verbs, the past participle: gekauft.
- -schaft
- a group or a state, always feminine: die Freundschaft (friendship).
Word family
In Otti's situations: Frida volunteers, Otti feels at home in Berlin, Frau Hilde brings the generations together
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