This is the 5216th most frequent German word.
augenzeugen
"Augenzeugen" means "eyewitnesses" in English.
In this context, 'Augenzeuge' is the subject noun referring to the person who directly saw the event and is providing information about it.
Der Augenzeuge berichtete der Polizei von dem Vorfall.
The eyewitness reported the incident to the police.
Here, 'Augenzeugen' is used in plural form to refer to multiple people who were present and observed the event, emphasizing their direct observation.
Augenzeugen der Veranstaltung waren tief beeindruckt von der Darbietung.
Eyewitnesses of the event were deeply impressed by the performance.
In this sentence, 'Augenzeuge' is an attributive noun phrase describing someone dependable, highlighting the importance of their observations.