Der, die or das?
der Zeuge
masculine noun · witness · level B1
The plural
die Zeugen - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.
Why der?
Exception! By its form, "Zeuge" looks like it should follow the rule
Nouns ending in -e, but its real gender is masculine:
der Zeuge. Learn it as-is.
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