noun
relationship, connection
B1
Beziehung (die) means relationship or connection: personal (romantic) ties, professional or causal links. It’s a feminine noun with plural Beziehungen. Common collocations: eine Beziehung haben, in Beziehung stehen zu (to be related to). No irregular plural; regular declension and contexts.
Examples
Das ist eine Beziehung.
That is a relationship.
Es besteht eine direkte Beziehung zwischen Übung und Fortschritt.
There is a direct connection between practice and progress.
Ihre Beziehung ist sehr eng und vertrauensvoll.
Their relationship is very close and based on trust.
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine two people connected by a bridge; the bridge is the 'Beziehung'.
Sounds like 'bay-TSOONG' — imagine a 'base' (bay) tying two things together.
die -> think of 'die' as a ribbon (feminine) tying two people together.
Notes
Common collocations: 'eine Beziehung führen' (to be in a relationship), 'in Beziehung stehen zu' (to be related to). Watch out for false friends: 'Relation' exists but is less common in everyday speech.