De or het tegenstander?

The correct Dutch article is:

de tegenstander

  • English: opponent
  • Plural: de tegenstanders
  • Diminutive: het tegenstandertje
Meaning (Dutch) 1. vijand, rivaal 2. bestrijder

How to use tegenstander

the opponentde tegenstander
this opponentdeze tegenstander
that opponentdie tegenstander
our opponentonze tegenstander
your opponentjouw tegenstander
every opponentelke tegenstander
which opponent?welke tegenstander?
a big opponent / the big opponenteen grote tegenstander, de grote tegenstander
the opponent (plural)de tegenstanders, deze tegenstanders

Example sentences with tegenstander

  • De tegenstander is erg goed. “The opposing team is very good.”
  • Ze was haar tegenstanders te slim af. “She managed to outsmart her opponents.”
  • Onze ploeg heeft onze tegenstander met 5-4 verslagen. “Our team defeated our opponent 5-4.”

Meaning, plural, diminutive, pronunciation and translations: WikiWoordenboek (Dutch Wiktionary) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).