die Gesellschaft
/ɡəˈzɛlʃaft/
company; society, the public; society
- genitive
- der Gesellschaft
- plural
- die Gesellschaften
Meanings
- 1
company — group of people
Die Gesellschaft, in der sie leben, unterscheidet sich sehr von unserer.
Tatoeba · mhr · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wohin entwickelt sich unsere Gesellschaft?
Tatoeba · mhr · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
company — presence of other people in general
Ich fühle mich in seiner Gesellschaft wohl.
I feel comfortable in his company.
Tatoeba · Tamy · CC BY 2.0 FR
Es ist besser, allein zu sein, als in schlechter Gesellschaft.
Better to be alone than in bad company.
Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 3
society, the public — abstract concept of an organised social group or a local population in general
Wir leben in einer Gesellschaft.
We live in a society.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wohin bewegt sich unsere Gesellschaft?
Where is our society moving towards?
Tatoeba · mhr · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 4
society — organised group of people with common interests
- 5
company, corporation — collection of people and assets with a legal identity, which may or may not be separate from that of its membersrare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dieGesellschaft | dieGesellschaften |
| accusative | dieGesellschaft | dieGesellschaften |
| dative | derGesellschaft | denGesellschaften |
| genitive | derGesellschaft | derGesellschaften |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.