Noun
die Zeugin
Pronunciation: /ˈtsɔʏ̯ɡɪn/
witness (female)
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plural Zeuginnen
Meanings
Noun
- witness (female)
Example sentence
Waren Sie Zeugin der Schießerei?
Were you a witness to the shooting?
Word forms
singular
die Zeugin
plural
die Zeuginnen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Zeugin
Accusativedie Zeugin
Dativeder Zeugin
Genitiveder Zeugin
Plural
Nominativedie Zeuginnen
Accusativedie Zeuginnen
Dativeden Zeuginnen
Genitiveder Zeuginnen
Usage
- Zeugin eines Ereignisses sein — be a witness to an event; genitive names the event
- Zeuge / Zeugin — male / female witness; plural Zeuginnen doubles n
Die Zeugin beschrieb genau, was sie am Eingang gesehen hatte.
The witness described exactly what she had seen at the entrance.