No. 4,603 in German

sportliche

"Sportliche" means "sporty" or "athletic" in English.

In a sentence

Ich bewundere ihre sportliche Leistung.
I admire her athletic performance.
Here, "sportliche" is used as an adjective describing "Leistung" (performance), indicating it's related to sports.
Durch sein sportliches Verhalten zeigte er Fairness.
Through his sporty behavior, he showed fairness.
In this context, "sportliches" modifies "Verhalten" (behavior) to convey the idea of a fair and active attitude related to sports.
Das Team sucht neue sportliche Mitglieder.
The team is looking for new athletic members.
Here, "sportliche" describes "Mitglieder" (members), implying they should be athletic and involved in sports.

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