This is the 3021st most frequent German word.
basketball
Basketball in German refers to the sport of basketball, where two teams try to score by shooting a ball through a hoop.
'Basketball' is used as a noun to refer to the sport.
Ich spiele jeden Samstag Basketball mit meinen Freunden.
I play basketball every Saturday with my friends.
'Basketball' is used as a noun to refer to the physical ball used in the sport.
Der Basketball war zu klein für das Spiel.
The basketball was too small for the game.
'Basketball' is used as an adjective describing the specific type of team that plays basketball.