Trauzeuge: der, die or das?
derTrauzeuge
Best man
Short answer: Trauzeuge takes the article der (der Trauzeuge). It’s a masculine noun (German: maskulin) and means “best man” in English.
Trauzeuge: word facts
- Article
- der
- Gender
- maskulin (masculine)
- English
- Best man
- Topic
- Relationships and community
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Trauzeuge take der?
Trauzeuge is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: der Zeuge → der Trauzeuge.
See the article rules →Remember it by color
In Yupo, der words are blue. Picture Trauzeuge as something blue.
Always say and write the word with its article: not “Trauzeuge” but “der Trauzeuge”.
More words ending in -zeuge
They all take der, because the last part decides the article.
