Why is it der Motorsport?
Motorsport is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Sport. So it’s der Motorsport.
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Meaning
[1] Sport: All sports that have the goal of moving motor -driven vehicles through their drivers
[1] Sport: alle Sportarten, die das möglichst schnelle oder auch geschickte Bewegen motorgetriebener Fahrzeuge durch ihre Fahrer zum Ziel habenExamples
[1] Motorcycle races are just as much a part of motorsport as an author's
[1] Motorradrennen gehören ebenso zum Motorsport wie Autorennen.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Motorsport | — |
| Genitiv | des Motorsports des Motorsportes | — |
| Dativ | dem Motorsport | — |
| Akkusativ | den Motorsport | — |
Pronunciation
In context
![[1] Kart](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Go_kart.jpg)
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