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The article for

Torfrau

die Torfrau

Torfrau is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Torfrauen

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Why is it die Torfrau?

Torfrau is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: die Frau. So it’s die Torfrau.

All nouns ending in -frau
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die

Meaning

[1] Sport: The most defensive player of a sports team who is supposed to prevent the goals and is usually equipped with special rights

[1] Sport: defensivste Spielerin einer Sportmannschaft, die Gegentore verhindern soll und meist mit Sonderrechten ausgestattet ist

Examples

[1] Both gate women were given by the commentator after the final whistle

[1] Beide Torfrauen wurden nach dem Schlusspfiff von dem Kommentator gelobt.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Torfrau die Torfrauen
Genitiv der Torfrau der Torfrauen
Dativ der Torfrau den Torfrauen
Akkusativ die Torfrau die Torfrauen

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