Before you start
Meet die Gesellschaft
See how the article changes from case to case, then try the exercises.
All 5 meanings
- company (presence of other people in general)
- company (group of people)
- society, the public (abstract concept of an organised social group or a local population in general)
- society (organised group of people with common interests)
- (law) company, corporation (collection of people and assets with a legal identity, which may or may not be separate from that of its members)
Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Forms
How the article changes
For die Gesellschaft, use the coloured columns: feminine and plural.
| Case | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | der | die | das | die |
| accusative | den | die | das | die |
| dative | dem | der | dem | den |
| Case | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ein | eine | ein | keine |
| accusative | einen | eine | ein | keine |
| dative | einem | einer | einem | keinen |
Plural die Gesellschaften
Nouns ending in -ung, -heit, -keit, -schaft, -ion, -tät, -ik, -ei, -ur, -enz and -anz are feminine.
Examples
- 1Die deutsche Gesellschaft verändert sich langsam.German society is changing slowly.
- 2Ich kenne keine internationale Gesellschaft in dieser Stadt.I don't know any international company in this city.
- 3In der modernen Gesellschaft leben viele Menschen.Many people live in modern society.