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The article for

Torwart

der Torwart

Torwart is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Torwarte
English
goalkeeper
Topic
Soccer

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Why is it der Torwart?

Torwart is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Wart. So it’s der Torwart.

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[1] Sport: The most defensive player of a sports team who is supposed to prevent opposing goals and is often also equipped with special permissions

[1] Sport: defensivster Spieler einer Sportmannschaft, der gegnerische Tore verhindern soll und hierfür oft auch mit Sonderberechtigungen ausgestattet ist

Examples

[1] The goalkeeper could not hold the ball

[1] Der Torwart konnte den Ball nicht festhalten.

[1] "He drove the ball over to the left at the stuck goalkeeper and then pushed it into the empty goal, completely casually"

[1] „An dem herausstürzenden Torwart trieb er den Ball immer weiter nach links vorbei und schob ihn dann ins leere Tor hinein, ganz lässig.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Torwart die Torwarte
Genitiv des Torwartes des Torwarts der Torwarte
Dativ dem Torwart den Torwarten
Akkusativ den Torwart die Torwarte

Pronunciation

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