No. 243 in Swedish
fotboll
Football or soccer.
In a sentence
Jag tycker om att spela fotboll med mina vänner.
I like to play football with my friends.
Here, 'fotboll' is used as a noun to refer to the sport of football.
Min lillebror sparkade en fotboll över staketet.
My little brother kicked a football over the fence.
In this context, 'fotboll' is used to denote the ball used in the sport.
Fotboll är en populär sport i Sverige.
Football is a popular sport in Sweden.
Here, 'fotboll' is a noun used generically to refer to the sport overall.
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