No. 3,537 in Turkish
rakibine
"To their rival/opponent."
In a sentence
Rakibine karşı hazırlık yapıyordu.
He was preparing against his opponent.
In this sentence, 'rakibine' is used in the dative case, indicating 'to his opponent' or 'against his opponent.' It shows the object or goal of the preparation.
Rakibine yeni taktikler uyguladı.
He applied new tactics to his opponent.
Here, 'rakibine' is again the dative case, representing the entity to whom or to which the tactics were applied.
Rakibine yenildi ve kazanamadı.
He was defeated by his opponent and couldn't win.
In this example, 'rakibine' refers to the opponent by whom he was defeated, used in the dative case indicating the direction of the action.
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