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Mannschaft

team

noun MAHN-shaft Common

Also means

crew

Usage Note

Mannschaft is feminine (die Mannschaft) despite containing Mann, because the -schaft suffix always makes nouns feminine. It is the standard word for a sports team and also a ship's or military crew. Germans dub their national football side die Nationalmannschaft, fondly shortened to die Mannschaft.

Examples

"Unsere Mannschaft hat gewonnen."

Natural Translation

Our team won.

Literal Translation

Our team has won.

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