No. 2,258 in German
game
The German word "Game" (borrowed from English) refers to a "video game" or "game."
In a sentence
Das Spiel war sehr spannend.
The game was very exciting.
Here, 'game' is translated as 'Spiel' in German, referring to a board or sports game.
Er spielt gerne Videospiele.
He likes playing video games.
The word 'game' is part of 'Videospiele', which specifically means video games in German.
Ich brauche ein neues Spiel für meine Sammlung.
I need a new game for my collection.
In this context, 'game' is used as 'Spiel' in reference to any type of game, including board games or video games.
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