No. 10,105 in Russian
баскетбол
Basketball.
In a sentence
Я люблю играть в баскетбол.
I love playing basketball.
The word 'баскетбол' is used as the object of the verb 'играть', indicating the sport being played.
В школе у нас есть команда по баскетболу.
In school, we have a basketball team.
Here, 'баскетбол' is used with the preposition 'по', describing the type of team (basketball).
На Олимпиаде баскетбол был одной из самых зрелищных игр.
At the Olympics, basketball was one of the most spectacular games.
In this sentence, 'баскетбол' refers to the sport itself as a subject being discussed, emphasizing its nature and existence.
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