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Gesellschaft

society

noun guh-ZEL-shaft Common

Also means

company

Usage Note

Gesellschaft means society at large but also a commercial company and the company you keep, as in jemandem Gesellschaft leisten ('to keep someone company'). The -schaft suffix forms collective nouns. The abbreviation GmbH stands for a Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung, a limited company.

Examples

"Die Gesellschaft verändert sich schnell."

Natural Translation

Society is changing fast.

Literal Translation

The society changes itself fast.

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