Why is it die Defense?
Defense ends in -e, and most nouns ending in -e are feminine: in a German dictionary, 79% of them take die.
All nouns ending in -e die
Meaning
[1] Basketball, football: entirety of the defending players
[1] Basketball, Football: Gesamtheit der verteidigenden SpielerExamples
[1] "Hardest competitors were the Philadelphia Eagles, led by Running Back Steve van Buren, also called 'Ice Man' because of his nerve strength, and their defensee"
[1] „Härtester Konkurrent waren die Philadelphia Eagles, angeführt von Running Back Steve Van Buren, wegen seiner Nervenstärke auch ‚Ice Man‘ genannt, und ihrer Defense.“
[1] "Even if the offense has increased significantly, the defense remains the backbone of the team - and despite the serious failure"
[1] „Auch wenn sich die Offense deutlich gesteigert hat, bleibt die Defense das Rückgrat des Teams – und das trotz schwerwiegender Ausfälle.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die Defense | die Defenses |
| Genitiv | der Defense | der Defenses |
| Dativ | der Defense | den Defenses |
| Akkusativ | die Defense | die Defenses |
Pronunciation
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