Noun
das Foul
Pronunciation: /faʊ̯l/
foul (breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage)
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plural Fouls
Meanings
Noun
- foul (breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage)
Example sentence
Das war ein hartes Foul unter dem Korb.
That was a hard foul under the basket.
Word forms
singular
das Foul
plural
die Fouls
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Foul
Accusativedas Foul
Dativedem Foul
Genitivedes Fouls
Plural
Nominativedie Fouls
Accusativedie Fouls
Dativeden Fouls
Genitiveder Fouls
Usage
- ein Foul begehen — Commit a foul in a game.
- Foul / Fouls — The noun is neuter and adds -s in the plural.
Nach dem Foul unterbrach der Schiedsrichter das Spiel.
After the foul, the referee stopped play.