Trauzeugin: der, die or das?
dieTrauzeugin
Maid of honor
Short answer: Trauzeugin takes the article die (die Trauzeugin). It’s a feminine noun (German: feminin) and means “maid of honor” in English.
Trauzeugin: word facts
- Article
- die
- Gender
- feminin (feminine)
- English
- Maid of honor
- Topic
- Relationships and community
- Yupo level
- Intermediate
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Why does Trauzeugin take die?
Trauzeugin is a compound noun. In compounds, the last part decides the article: die Zeugin → die Trauzeugin.
See the article rules →Trauzeugin in the accusative and dative
Singular, with the definite article
| Nominativsubject: who? what? | die Trauzeugin |
|---|---|
| Akkusativdirect object: whom? what? | die Trauzeugin |
| Dativindirect object: to whom? | der Trauzeugin |
More words ending in -zeugin
They all take die, because the last part decides the article.
