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Eine Zeugin erzählt, was sie an der Ecke gesehen hat. A witness tells what she saw at the corner.

noun · B1

die Zeugin

[ˈt͡sɔɪ̯ɡɪn]

witness

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Other Examples

  • Frau Hilde war die einzige Zeugin des Unfalls.

    Frau Hilde was the only witness to the accident.

  • Kennst du die Zeugin, die mit dem Besitzer gesprochen hat?

    Do you know the witness who spoke to the owner?

  • Wir haben die Zeugin nach ihrer Telefonnummer gefragt.

    We asked the witness for her phone number.

Grammar

Plural
die Zeuginnen 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? die Zeugin die Zeuginnen
Eine Zeugin erzählt, was sie an der Ecke gesehen hat. A witness tells what she saw at the corner.
Accusative wen? was? die Zeugin die Zeuginnen
Dative wem? der Zeugin den Zeuginnen
Genitive wessen? der Zeugin der Zeuginnen

How the Word Is Built

Zeug root in suffix

-in
the female form of a person: der Lehrer → die Lehrerin.

Word family

der Zeugebezeugendie Zeugenaussage

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