Picture in the app

der Basketball

like der Schnee

Is it der, die or das Basketball?

It's der Basketball. Plural: die Basketbälle.

Meaning
basketball
Gender
masculine
Level
B1 · Leisure
Riddle
In the app with Pro

No rule for this one

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

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Basketball in other languages

Czech
basketbalový míč
Slovak
basketbalová lopta
Hungarian
kosárlabda
Slovenian
košarkarska žoga
Italian
pallone da basket
Croatian
košarkaška lopta
Bosnian
košarkaška lopta
Serbian
košarkaška lopta
Romanian
minge de baschet
Polish
piłka do koszykówki
Ukrainian
баскетбольний м'яч
Turkish
basketbol topu
Arabic
كرة سلة
Persian
توپ بسکتبال
Dari (Afghanistan)
توپ باسکتبال
Pashto (Afghanistan)
د باسکټبال توپ

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