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Die Mannschaft läuft auf den Platz. The team runs onto the pitch.

noun · A2

die Mannschaft

[ˈmanʃaft]

team

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Other Examples

  • Wir spielen in derselben Mannschaft.

    We play in the same team.

  • Willst du in unserer Mannschaft spielen?

    Do you want to play in our team?

  • Emil kennt alle Berliner Mannschaften.

    Emil knows all the Berlin teams.

Grammar

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

Nouns ending in -schaft are usually feminine: die Mannschaft. 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 Mannschaft die Mannschaften
Unsere Mannschaft hat drei Tore geschossen. Our team scored three goals.
Accusative wen? was? die Mannschaft die Mannschaften
Dative wem? der Mannschaft den Mannschaften
Genitive wessen? der Mannschaft der Mannschaften

How the Word Is Built

Mann root schaft suffix

-schaft
a group or a state, always feminine: die Freundschaft (friendship).

Word family

der Manndie Fußballmannschaft

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