Why is it der Opponent?
Opponent ends in -ent, and most nouns ending in -ent are masculine: in a German dictionary, 84% of them take der.
All nouns ending in -ent der
Examples
[1] "He calculated with his opponents by issuing the notorious prosripations, with which unpopular opponents could be eliminated"
[1] „Er rechnete mit seinen Gegnern ab, indem er die berüchtigten Proskriptionen erließ, womit missliebige Opponenten kurzerhand eliminiert werden konnten.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Opponent | die Opponenten |
| Genitiv | des Opponenten | der Opponenten |
| Dativ | dem Opponenten | den Opponenten |
| Akkusativ | den Opponenten | die Opponenten |
Pronunciation
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