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Ich habe eine neue Bekanntschaft gemacht.
I made a new acquaintance.
An acquaintance; a person one knows slightly or has met recently.
Wir haben bei der Party eine Bekanntschaft geschlossen.
We made an acquaintance at the party.
Er ist nur eine flüchtige Bekanntschaft von mir.
He is just a casual acquaintance of mine.
Can also refer to the state of being acquainted with someone.
Use 'Bekanntschaft' for more formal or distant relationships, and 'Freund' for closer, more personal ones.
'Bekanntschaft' is feminine (die Bekanntschaft).
From Middle High German 'bekantschaft', from 'bekant' (known) + '-schaft' (suffix indicating state or condition).
In German, 'Bekanntschaft' is often used to describe a relationship that is more formal or less intimate than 'Freund' (friend).