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Ein Zeitzeuge zeigt dem Publikum ein altes Foto vom Flughafen Tempelhof. A contemporary witness shows the audience an old photo of Tempelhof Airport.

noun · C1

der Zeitzeuge

[ˈt͡saɪ̯tˌt͡sɔɪ̯ɡə]

contemporary witness, eyewitness to history

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Grammar

Plural
die Zeitzeugen In the plural the article is always "die".

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? der Zeitzeuge die Zeitzeugen
Ein Zeitzeuge zeigt dem Publikum ein altes Foto vom Flughafen Tempelhof. A contemporary witness shows the audience an old photo of Tempelhof Airport.
Accusative wen? was? den Zeitzeugen die Zeitzeugen
Ich kenne einen Zeitzeugen, der als kleiner Junge Schokolade von den Rosinenbombern bekam. I know a contemporary witness who got chocolate from the Candy Bombers as a little boy.
Dative wem? dem Zeitzeugen den Zeitzeugen
Habt ihr Lust, morgen in der Bibliothek einem Zeitzeugen zuzuhören? Do you feel like listening to a contemporary witness at the library tomorrow?
Genitive wessen? des Zeitzeugen der Zeitzeugen
Kalle nimmt die Erzählungen seines Großvaters, eines echten Zeitzeugen, mit dem Handy auf. Kalle records the stories of his grandfather, a true contemporary witness, on his phone.

How the Word Is Built

Zeit root zeug root e suffix

A compound: die Zeit + der Zeuge

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

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