Why is it der Pferdesport?
Pferdesport is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Sport. So it’s der Pferdesport.
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Meaning
[1] entirety of all sports in which people and horse work together as a partner
[1] Gesamtheit aller Sportarten, bei denen Mensch und Pferd als Partner zusammenarbeitenExamples
[1] Horse sport is enjoying persistent popularity
[1] Der Pferdesport erfreut sich anhaltender Beliebtheit.
[1] "The history of horse sport in Hong Kong is also a story of the colonialism" "
[1] „Die Geschichte des Pferdesports in Hongkong ist auch eine Geschichte des Kolonialismus.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Pferdesport | — |
| Genitiv | des Pferdesports | — |
| Dativ | dem Pferdesport | — |
| Akkusativ | den Pferdesport | — |
Pronunciation
In context
![[1] Pferdesport](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2xgalopp.JPG)
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