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The article for

Torwartin

die Torwartin

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

Plural
die Torwartinnen
English
goalkeeper (female)
Topic
Soccer

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Why is it die Torwartin?

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

Sense 1
die

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 authorizations

[1] Sport: defensivste Spielerin einer Sportmannschaft, die gegnerische Tore verhindern soll und hierfür oft auch mit Sonderberechtigungen ausgestattet ist

Examples

[1] "Either you take your sport seriously and become the best goalkeeper in the world - or you fly out"

[1] „Entweder du nimmst deinen Sport ernst und wirst die beste Torwartin der Welt – oder du fliegst raus.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Torwartin die Torwartinnen
Genitiv der Torwartin der Torwartinnen
Dativ der Torwartin den Torwartinnen
Akkusativ die Torwartin die Torwartinnen

Pronunciation

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