प्रतिद्वंद्वी मैच हारता है।

to be

Breakdown of प्रतिद्वंद्वी मैच हारता है।

• प्रतिद्वंद्वी: opponent
• मैच: match
• हारना: to lose

Questions & Answers about प्रतिद्वंद्वी मैच हारता है।

What does प्रतिद्वंद्वी mean here, and is it a noun or an adjective?

Here प्रतिद्वंद्वी means opponent, rival, or competitor.

In this sentence, it is being used as a noun:
प्रतिद्वंद्वी मैच हारता है। = The opponent loses the match.

It can sometimes also work like an adjective in other contexts, depending on how it is used, but here it clearly refers to a person/team, so it is a noun.

Why is the word order प्रतिद्वंद्वी मैच हारता है and not something else?

Hindi normally uses Subject–Object–Verb order.

So in this sentence:

• प्रतिद्वंद्वी = subject
• मैच = object
• हारता है = verb phrase

That gives:

• प्रतिद्वंद्वी → the opponent
• मैच → the match
• हारता है → loses

So the structure is very natural for Hindi: The opponent the match loses.

In English, this becomes: The opponent loses the match.

Why is मैच not followed by को?