Noun
der Basketball
Pronunciation: /ˈbaːskətˌbal/
basketball
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plural Basketbälle
Meanings
Noun
- basketball
Example sentence
Wie schnell kannst du einen Basketball dribbeln?
How fast can you dribble a basketball?
Word forms
singular
der Basketball
plural
die Basketbälle
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Basketball
Accusativeden Basketball
Dativedem Basketball
Genitivedes Basketballs
Plural
Nominativedie Basketbälle
Accusativedie Basketbälle
Dativeden Basketbällen
Genitiveder Basketbälle
Usage
- einen Basketball werfen — Throw a basketball; the object is the physical ball.
- Basketball spielen — Play basketball; the sport is normally named without an article.
Der Basketball rollte unter die Bank.
The basketball rolled under the bench.