Why is it der Regionalligist?
Regionalligist ends in -ist, and nouns ending in -ist are masculine: in a German dictionary, 97% of them take der.
All nouns ending in -ist der
Meaning
Examples
[1] The regional league lost the friendly against the Bundesliga club
[1] Der Regionalligist verlor das Freundschaftsspiel gegen den Bundesligisten.
[1] "The regional league team then trains almost under professional conditions, but the performance is still sensational" "
[1] „Der Regionalligist trainiert damals fast unter Profibedingungen, sensationell ist die Leistung dennoch.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Regionalligist | die Regionalligisten |
| Genitiv | des Regionalligisten | der Regionalligisten |
| Dativ | dem Regionalligisten | den Regionalligisten |
| Akkusativ | den Regionalligisten | die Regionalligisten |
Pronunciation
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