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Is it der, die oder das Kronzeuge?

DER

The correct article in German of Kronzeuge is der. So it is der Kronzeuge! (nominative case)

The word Kronzeuge is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

Finding the right gender of a noun

German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.

In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.

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The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.

It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)

German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.

  • for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);

  • for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);

  • for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).

German declension of Kronzeuge?

How does the declension of Kronzeuge work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1 Singular Plural
Nominative der Kronzeuge die Kronzeugen
Genitive des Kronzeugen der Kronzeugen
Dative dem Kronzeugen den Kronzeugen
Akkusative den Kronzeugen die Kronzeugen

What is the meaning of Kronzeuge in German?

Kronzeuge has various definitions in German:

[1] Legal system: (main) witness, who says against assurance of punishment mitigation in actions in which he was involved

[1] Rechtswesen: (Haupt-)Zeuge, der gegen Zusicherung von Strafmilderung bei Taten aussagt, an denen er selbst beteiligt war

[2] Transferred: Person to whom one refers to the accuracy of a view

[2] übertragen: Person, auf die man sich mehr als auf andere für die Richtigkeit einer Auffassung beruft

How to use Kronzeuge in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Kronzeuge with translations in English.

[1] Der Kronzeuge musste in Schutzhaft genommen werden.

[1] The key witness had to be taken into protective custody

[2] „Immerhin verließ ich in der Pause den Saal und Hans machte mich mit jener Dame bekannt, die als Kronzeuge für die Wirkung dienen sollte, die ich eben an mir erfahren hatte.“

[2] "After all, I left the hall during the break and Hans made myself known with the lady who was supposed to serve as a key witness for the effect that I had just learned about myself"

How do you pronounce Kronzeuge?

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