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Otti schreibt jedes Gegenargument auf einen gelben Zettel und klebt die Zettel an den Kühlschrank. Otti writes each counterargument on a yellow sticky note and sticks the notes on the fridge.

noun · C1

das Gegenargument

[ˈɡeːɡn̩ʔaʁɡuˌmɛnt]

counterargument

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Grammar

Plural
die Gegenargumente In the plural the article is always "die".

Nouns ending in -ment are usually neuter: das Gegenargument. Der, Die or Das? The Rules

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? das Gegenargument die Gegenargumente
Das stärkste Gegenargument nenne ich lieber selbst, bevor es mir jemand in einem Leserbrief vorhält. I'd rather name the strongest counterargument myself before someone throws it at me in a letter to the editor.
Accusative wen? was? das Gegenargument die Gegenargumente
Dative wem? dem Gegenargument den Gegenargumenten
Genitive wessen? des Gegenarguments der Gegenargumente

How the Word Is Built

Gegen root argument root

A compound: Gegen + das Argument

The last word gives the article. More rules

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