No. 380 in German
spiele
"Spiele" means "games" or "I play" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
Ich spiele gerne Schach.
I like to play chess.
Here, 'spiele' is the first-person singular conjugation of the verb 'spielen,' meaning 'to play' in German, indicating the action of playing as performed by the speaker in a habitual or enjoyable manner.
Die Kinder spiele ich auf der Geige vor.
I play the violin for the children.
In this sentence, 'spiele' again originates from the verb 'spielen', and here it is used to describe the act of playing a musical instrument (the violin) to show something (to the children).
Er fragte, ob ich Fußball spiele.
He asked if I play soccer.
In this case, 'spiele' is employed in a subordinated clause conditional on a question, maintaining its meaning from 'spielen' as playing (soccer in this instance).
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