die Lebensgemeinschaft
Translation
domestic partnership, cohabitation, community of life, biocenosis
Examples
Sie leben in einer nichtehelichen Lebensgemeinschaft.
They live in a non-marital domestic partnership.
Im Wald gibt es eine komplexe Lebensgemeinschaft.
In the forest, there is a complex community of life.
Grammar Patterns
to live in a domestic partnership in einer Lebensgemeinschaft leben They have been living in a domestic partnership for years.
Similar Words
Synonyms: partnership, cohabitation, biocenosis; Antonyms: solitude
Etymology
Composed of 'Leben' (life) and 'Gemeinschaft' (community). Literally a 'community of life'.
Memory Tips
Picture a 'community of life', whether it's two people living together or an entire ecosystem of plants and animals.