die Zeugin
Translation
female witness
Examples
Die Zeugin hat alles gesehen.
The witness saw everything.
Sie wurde als Zeugin vor Gericht geladen.
She was summoned to court as a witness.
Grammar Patterns
to testify as a witness She will testify as a witness.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Beobachterin (female observer); Antonyms: Täterin (female perpetrator)
Etymology
Feminine form of 'Zeuge' (male witness), created by adding the suffix '-in'.
Memory Tips
Remember the '-in' suffix makes many masculine nouns feminine in German, like 'Lehrer' (male teacher) -> 'Lehrerin' (female teacher).