Is it der, die or das Defensive?
DIE
Defensive
The correct article in German of Defensive is die. So it is die Defensive! (nominative case)
The word Defensive is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.
German declension of Defensive?
How does the declension of Defensive work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | die Defensive | die Defensiven |
| Genitive | der Defensive | der Defensiven |
| Dative | der Defensive | den Defensiven |
| Akkusative | die Defensive | die Defensiven |
What is the meaning of Defensive in German?
Defensive has various definitions in German:
[1] Defense willing, defense
[1] Abwehrbereitschaft, Verteidigung[2] Team sport: Part of a team that is mainly supposed to stop opposing attacks
[2] Mannschaftssport: Teil einer Mannschaft, der vorwiegend gegnerische Angriffe aufhalten sollHow to use Defensive in a sentence?
Example sentences in German using Defensive with translations in English.
[1] In der zweiten Hälfte des Zweiten Weltkriegs hatte die deutsche Defensive mächtig zutun.
[1] In the second half of World War II, the German defensive had a lot[1] „Wie man allerdings die eigene Existenz aus der Defensive, im friedfertigen Getöse eines Rückzugsgefechts sichern kann, das bleibt das Geheimnis unserer deutschen Nachbarn.“
[1] "However, how you can secure your own existence from the defensive, in the peaceful roar of a retreat, that remains the secret of our neighboring German neighboring" "[2] Die Defensive stand in der zweiten Halbzeit schlecht und fast jeder Ball kam durch.
[2] The defensive was bad in the second half and almost every ball came through
