Bekanntschaft

/bəˈkantʃaft/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
Bekanntschaften

Meaning

  1. acquaintance

    • Ich machte seine Bekanntschaft im Urlaub.

      I made his acquaintance on holiday.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Bekannte

Bekannte is a PERSON you know, an acquaintance; Bekanntschaft is the abstract relationship or the act of getting to know someone, as in "jemandes Bekanntschaft machen."

Freundschaft

A Bekanntschaft (acquaintance) is just knowing someone — pleasant, but shallow. Freundschaft implies real closeness and commitment.

Practice

1 What does Bekanntschaft mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich machte seine ___ im Urlaub.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Bekanntschaft?

noun

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