No. 6,468 in Spanish
básquet
Basketball.
In a sentence
El básquet es un deporte muy popular en mi país.
Basketball is a very popular sport in my country.
Here, 'básquet' refers to the sport of basketball, indicating it as the subject of the sentence.
Ayer jugué al básquet con mis amigos en el parque.
Yesterday, I played basketball with my friends in the park.
In this sentence, 'básquet' is used to describe the activity of playing the sport.
Mi primo es jugador profesional de básquet.
My cousin is a professional basketball player.
Here, 'básquet' denotes the field of expertise in which the cousin is a professional.
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