No. 7,161 in Swedish
rugby
A team sport played with an oval ball, involving running, passing, and tackling.
In a sentence
Vad spännande att titta på en rugby-match.
How exciting it is to watch a rugby match.
Here, 'rugby' is used as a noun referring to the sport itself in a general sense.
Jag spelade rugby efter skolan igår.
I played rugby after school yesterday.
In this sentence, 'rugby' is used as a noun representing the activity of playing the sport itself.
Rugby-bollen är oval och har en annorlunda form än en fotboll.
The rugby ball is oval and has a different shape than a football.
Here, 'rugby' modifies 'ball', forming a compound noun 'rugby ball' which specifies the type of ball used in rugby then describing its unique features.
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