Picture in the app

der Ball

like der Schnee

Is it der, die or das Ball?

It's der Ball. Plural: die Bälle.

Meaning
ball
Gender
masculine
Level
A1 · Leisure
Riddle
In the app with Pro

No rule for this one

Most German nouns don't show their article. Ball is one to learn by heart, which is what the picture in its world is for.

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Ball in other languages

Czech
míč
Slovak
lopta
Hungarian
labda
Slovenian
žoga
Italian
palla
Croatian
lopta
Bosnian
lopta
Serbian
lopta
Romanian
minge
Polish
piłka
Ukrainian
м'яч
Turkish
top
Arabic
كرة
Persian
توپ
Dari (Afghanistan)
توپ
Pashto (Afghanistan)
توپ

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