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Vor jedem Wettkampf isst Frida eine Banane. Before every competition, Frida eats a banana.

noun · B2

der Wettkampf

[ˈvɛtˌkamp͡f]

competition, contest, race

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Grammar

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

Declension

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

Case Singular Plural Example
Nominative wer? was? der Wettkampf die Wettkämpfe
Accusative wen? was? den Wettkampf die Wettkämpfe
Dative wem? dem Wettkampf den Wettkämpfen
Vor einem Wettkampf bin ich immer furchtbar nervös. I'm always terribly nervous before a competition.
Genitive wessen? des Wettkampfs der Wettkämpfe

How the Word Is Built

Wett root kampf root

A compound: Wett + der Kampf

The last word gives the article. More rules

Word family

der Kampfkämpfendie Wettewettender Wettbewerb

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