No. 5,393 in French
basketball
Basketball: A team sport where players aim to score points by shooting a ball into the opposing team's hoop.
In a sentence
Le basketball est un sport très populaire dans le monde entier.
Basketball is a very popular sport worldwide.
In this sentence, 'basketball' is used as a noun referring to the sport itself.
J'aime jouer au basketball avec mes amis après l'école.
I enjoy playing basketball with my friends after school.
Here, 'basketball' is part of a verbal phrase 'jouer au basketball' (to play basketball), indicating the activity.
Le magasin vend des chaussures de basketball pour les joueurs.
The store sells basketball shoes for players.
In this context, 'basketball' is being used as an adjective modifying 'chaussures' (shoes), describing the type of shoes being mentioned.
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