Is it der, die oder das Zeitzeuge?
DER
The correct article in German of Zeitzeuge is der. So it is der Zeitzeuge! (nominative case)
The word Zeitzeuge 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.
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 Zeitzeuge?
How does the declension of Zeitzeuge 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 Zeitzeuge | die Zeitzeugen |
| Genitive | des Zeitzeugen | der Zeitzeugen |
| Dative | dem Zeitzeugen | den Zeitzeugen |
| Akkusative | den Zeitzeugen | die Zeitzeugen |
What is the meaning of Zeitzeuge in German?
Zeitzeuge is defined as:
[1] person who personally participated in a certain (mostly historical) event
[1] Person, welche an einem bestimmten (meist historischen) Ereignis persönlich teilgenommen hatHow to use Zeitzeuge in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Zeitzeuge with translations in English.
[1] Berichte von Zeitzeugen sind wichtige historische Quellen.
[1] Reports of contemporary witnesses are important historical source[1] „Diese Pendelei erzeugt aber nicht nur das Gefühl, ständig Zeitzeuge des Wandels dieser Stadt zu sein, sondern auch einen elenden Entscheidungsdruck.“
[1] "This commute not only creates the feeling of constantly being a contemporary witness of the change in this city, but also a miserable decision print" "[1] „Das Konkubinat hatte sich in den Kolonien derart etabliert, dass viele Zeitzeugen die betreffenden Frauen - besonders diejenigen, welche höheren Offizieren zugeteilt worden waren - als »Gattinnen« bezeichneten.“
[1] "In the colonies, the concubinate had established itself in such a way that many contemporary witnesses - especially those who had been assigned to higher officers - have been referred to as" wives ""[1] „Dabei werden als Zeitzeugen auch die Kinder des Zweiten Weltkriegs sichtbar, wohl deshalb, weil kaum noch ältere am Leben sind.“
[1] "As contemporary witnesses, the children of the Second World War are also visible, probably because there are hardly any older people in life"[1] „Diesen Eindrücken und Beschreibungen, erfasst für den internen Dienstgebrauch, stehen die Aussagen von damaligen Zeitzeugen gegenüber.“
[1] "These impressions and descriptions, recorded for internal use, are opposed to the statements of contemporary witnesses at that time"How do you pronounce Zeitzeuge?
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