No. 7,030 in German
football
The German word for "football" is "Fußball," and it refers to the sport played between two teams trying to score goals by kicking a ball into the opposing team's net.
In a sentence
Ich spiele gerne Fußball mit meinen Freunden.
I like playing football with my friends.
Here, 'Fußball' refers to the sport itself and is used as an object after the verb 'spielen' which means 'to play'.
Der Fußball liegt auf dem Rasen.
The football is lying on the grass.
In this case, 'Fußball' represents the physical item, the ball used in the game, and is identified as the subject of the sentence.
In Deutschland ist Fußball sehr beliebt.
In Germany, football is very popular.
Here, 'Fußball' signifies the concept of the sport in general and is used as the main subject in a descriptive context.
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