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noun · B1

die Gesellschaft

[ɡəˈzɛlʃaft]

society

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Grammar

Plural
die Gesellschaften In the plural the article is always "die".

Nouns ending in -schaft are usually feminine: die Gesellschaft. 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 Gesellschaft die Gesellschaften
Accusative wen? was? die Gesellschaft die Gesellschaften
Dative wem? der Gesellschaft den Gesellschaften
Genitive wessen? der Gesellschaft der Gesellschaften

How the Word Is Built

Ge prefix sell 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

gesellschaftlichgesellig

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