No. 9,723 in German
nationalspielers
A "nationalspieler" is a national team player in sports.
In a sentence
Der Trainer lobte die bemerkenswerten Fähigkeiten des Nationalspielers.
The coach praised the remarkable skills of the national player.
Here, 'des Nationalspielers' is used in the genitive case, expressing possession (the skills belonging to the national player).
Die Fans warteten gespannt auf die Ankunft des Nationalspielers.
The fans eagerly awaited the arrival of the national player.
In this case, 'des Nationalspielers' again appears in the genitive case, indicating that the arrival being awaited pertains to the national player.
Man sah die Enttäuschung im Gesicht des Nationalspielers.
One could see the disappointment in the face of the national player.
Here, 'des Nationalspielers' denotes possession (the face belonging to the national player) in the genitive case.
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