No. 1,420 in Turkish
basketbol
Basketbol: Basketball.
In a sentence
Basketbol, dünyada popüler bir spor dalıdır.
Basketball is a popular sport around the world.
In this sentence, 'basketbol' is used as the subject indicating the general concept of the sport.
Her hafta sonu arkadaşlarımla basketbol oynarım.
I play basketball with my friends every weekend.
Here, 'basketbol' is used as the object of the verb 'oynamak' to describe the activity the speaker engages in.
Basketbol topunu dikkatlice fırlatmalısın.
You should throw the basketball carefully.
In this example, 'basketbol' is an adjective modifying the noun 'topu,' meaning 'basketball (ball)' to specify the type of ball being discussed.
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