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.
Grammar Patterns
((Freundschaft)) mit j-m schließen to become friends with ((sb.)) He became friends with her.
Similar Words
Synonyms: die Kameradschaft (comradeship), die Verbundenheit (bond); Antonyms: die Feindschaft (enmity)
Etymology
Composed of 'Freund' (friend) and the suffix '-schaft', which is equivalent to the English '-ship' (e.g., relationship, friendship).
Memory Tips
It's a direct cognate of the English word 'friendship'. Just remember 'Freund' is friend and '-schaft' is -ship.