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How do you say "basketball" in French?
le basket
In French, "basketball" is le basket.
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Pronunciation
Say 'bahs-ket' with stress on the first part, dropping the second part naturally.
Grammar notes
Basket is masculine (le basket). The plural is baskets. This is shortened from basketball.
Example sentence
Je joue au basket le mercredi.
I play basketball on Wednesday.
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How to remember le basket
Basket is short for basketball in French. Players throw the ball into a basket.
Related words
- baseball le baseball
- cleats les crampons
- field hockey le hockey sur gazon
- frisbee le frisbee
- golf le golf
- ice hockey le hockey sur glace
- skiing le ski
- soccer le football
- sneakers les chaussure de sport
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Questions about le basket
How do you say "basketball" in French?
In French, "basketball" is le basket. It is a noun.
Is le basket masculine or feminine?
Basket is masculine (le basket). The plural is baskets. This is shortened from basketball.
How is le basket used in a sentence?
Use le basket as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Je joue au basket le mercredi. (I play basketball on Wednesday.).
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