Definition
A personal relationship between people based on mutual affection and trust.
Translations
- English
- friendship
- Français
- amitié
- Türkçe
- arkadaşlık
- Polski
- przyjaźń
- Русский
- дружба
- Українська
- дружба
GERMAN DICTIONARY
die Freundschaft
- A2
- Noun
- People & Family
friendship
/diː ˈfʁɔɪntʃaft/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- die
- Gender
- Feminine
- Plural
- Freundschaften
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A2
- Topics
- People & FamilyPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Ihre Freundschaft besteht seit vielen Jahren.NominativSing.Their friendship has existed for many years.
- Ehrlichkeit ist für eine Freundschaft wichtig.AkkusativSing.Honesty is important for a friendship.
- Er vertraut auf die Freundschaft seiner Freunde.DativSing.He relies on his friends’ friendship.
- Der Wert der Freundschaft zeigt sich in schwierigen Zeiten.GenitivSing.The value of friendship becomes evident in difficult times.
- Freundschaften können ein Leben lang halten.NominativPlur.Friendships can last a lifetime.
- Viele Menschen pflegen enge Freundschaften.AkkusativPlur.Many people maintain close friendships.
- Sie schenkt ihren Freundschaften viel Zeit.DativPlur.She devotes a lot of time to her friendships.
- Die Bedeutung echter Freundschaften ist groß.GenitivPlur.The importance of genuine friendships is great.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Freundschaft/ˈfʁɔɪntʃaft/
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Article phrase
die Freundschaft/diː ˈfʁɔɪntʃaft/
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Plural
Freundschaften/ˈfʁɔɪntʃaftn̩/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Freundschaft | die Freundschaften |
| Akkusativ | die Freundschaft | die Freundschaften |
| Dativ | der Freundschaft | den Freundschaften |
| Genitiv | der Freundschaft | der Freundschaften |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationeine enge Freundschaft pflegen
- Collocationeine langjährige Freundschaft
- CollocationFreundschaft schließen
- CollocationFreundschaft anbieten
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymBekanntschaft — acquaintanceship
A Bekanntschaft is usually less close and binding than a Freundschaft.
- Broader termBeziehung — relationship
- Related termLiebe
Liebe and Freundschaft can occur together; Liebe often refers to stronger or romantic feelings, while Freundschaft refers to a relationship based on reciprocity and trust.
- Semantically relatedVertrauen — trust
Vertrauen is a basis of many friendships, but it refers to an attitude between people, not a personal relationship like Freundschaft.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Word family
- Freundin — female friend