No. 11,862 in Spanish

hockey

A sport where players use sticks to hit a ball or puck into a goal.

In a sentence

Me encanta jugar hockey los fines de semana.
I love playing hockey on weekends.
Here, 'hockey' is used as the noun that refers to the sport. It functions as the direct object of the verb 'jugar'.
Vi un partido de hockey en la televisión anoche.
I saw a hockey match on television last night.
In this sentence, 'hockey' refers to the sport and is part of a phrase indicating the type of match observed, showing its relational function.
El equipo de hockey local ganó el campeonato.
The local hockey team won the championship.
Here, 'hockey' describes the type of team, functioning as a noun used in an attributive manner.

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