Noun
der Handball
Pronunciation: /ˈhantbal/
handball (Olympic team sport)
B2
rank #3,664
plural Handbälle
Meanings
Noun
- handball (Olympic team sport)
- handball (the ball used in this sport)
Example sentence
Er ist gut im Handball.
He is good at handball.
Word forms
singular
der Handball
plural
die Handbälle
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Handball
Accusativeden Handball
Dativedem Handball
Genitivedes Handballs
Plural
Nominativedie Handbälle
Accusativedie Handbälle
Dativeden Handbällen
Genitiveder Handbälle
Usage
- Handball spielen — play team handball; no article with the sport
- der Handball — also the ball used in that sport; plural Handbälle
Nach der Schule spielen wir in der Halle Handball.
After school, we play handball in the sports hall.