die Freundschaft
Translation
friendship
Examples
Unsere Freundschaft ist mir sehr wichtig.
Our friendship is very important to me.
Sie haben schnell Freundschaft geschlossen.
They quickly became friends.
Eine lange Freundschaft verbindet uns.
A long friendship connects us.
Grammar Patterns
to make friends ((with sb.)) He made friends with his neighbor.
to maintain a friendship Good friends maintain their friendship.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Kameradschaft (comradeship); Antonyms: Feindschaft (enmity)
Etymology
From 'Freund' (friend) + '-schaft' (a noun suffix indicating a state or relationship, cognate with English '-ship').
Memory Tips
The '-schaft' suffix is the German equivalent of '-ship' in 'friendship'. They are directly related.