Breakdown of Diese zwei Singles haben eine Gemeinsamkeit: die Abneigung gegen Sport.
ein
a, an (eine)
haben
to have
zwei
two
dieser
this / that (fem.: diese, neut.: dieses)
der Sport
the sports
gegen
against
der Single
the single (person)
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
die Gemeinsamkeit
the commonality
die Abneigung
the aversion
Questions & Answers about Diese zwei Singles haben eine Gemeinsamkeit: die Abneigung gegen Sport.
Why does the word Singles just add an -s for the plural?
Singles is a direct loanword from English. In German, nouns borrowed from English typically form their plural by simply adding an -s, just like in English. Other examples include die Jobs or die Teams.
Why is the preposition gegen used with Abneigung here?
The noun Abneigung (aversion or dislike) firmly pairs with the preposition gegen to express what the aversion is directed toward. Since gegen always triggers the accusative case, any article or adjective following it would also have to take the accusative ending.
Why is there no article before the word Sport?
German uses the zero article (no article at all) when referring to uncountable nouns or general, abstract concepts. Because the sentence talks about sports in a broad, general sense, no article is needed after gegen.
How does the suffix -keit work in the word Gemeinsamkeit?
The suffix -keit turns adjectives into nouns. Here, it transforms the adjective gemeinsam (shared or common) into the noun Gemeinsamkeit (commonality). As a helpful rule, all German nouns ending in -keit are feminine, which is why it takes the feminine indefinite article eine.
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