No. 752 in Russian
спорта
The word "спорта" is the genitive singular form of "спорт," meaning "sport" or "sports" in English.
In a sentence
Они регулярно посещают соревнования по разным видам спорта.
They regularly attend competitions in various sports.
Here, 'спорта' is in genitive plural form and translates to 'of sports', indicating the types of sports related to the events.
Занятия спорта улучшают здоровье.
Practicing sports improves health.
In this sentence, 'спорта' is in genitive singular form, typically used to denote the practice or discipline of a sport.
Этот раздел книги посвящён истории спорта.
This chapter of the book is dedicated to the history of sports.
The word 'спорта' functions as a genitive singular form here to specify the particular subject matter, which is the history of sports.
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