No. 4,857 in Arabic

الدفاعي

Defensive.

In a sentence

الفريق يعتمد على التكتيك الدفاعي للحصول على الفوز.
The team relies on the defensive tactic to achieve victory.
Here, 'الدفاعي' functions as an adjective describing 'التكتيك', indicating a strategy focused on defense.
قد يكون اللاعب الدفاعي مهمًا جدًا خلال المباراة.
The defensive player can be very important during the match.
In this sentence, 'الدفاعي' serves as an adjective qualifying 'اللاعب', describing a player whose primary role is defensively oriented.
النهج الدفاعي هو ما ساعدهم على تجنب الهزيمة.
The defensive approach is what helped them avoid defeat.
In this instance, 'الدفاعي' is used as an adjective pertaining to 'النهج', emphasizing a method centered on defense.

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