No. 3,021 in German
basketball
Basketball in German refers to the sport of basketball, where two teams try to score by shooting a ball through a hoop.
In a sentence
Ich spiele jeden Samstag Basketball mit meinen Freunden.
I play basketball every Saturday with my friends.
'Basketball' is used as a noun to refer to the sport.
Der Basketball war zu klein für das Spiel.
The basketball was too small for the game.
'Basketball' is used as a noun to refer to the physical ball used in the sport.
Unsere Basketball-Mannschaft hat das Turnier gewonnen.
Our basketball team won the tournament.
'Basketball' is used as an adjective describing the specific type of team that plays basketball.
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