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How do you say "basketball hoop" in Russian?

баскетбольное кольцо

basketbolʹnoe kolʹco

Noun Cyrillic

In Russian, "basketball hoop" is баскетбольное кольцо.

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Pronunciation

Say 'bas-ket-BOHL-nah-ye KOHL-tsa' with stress on 'bohl' and 'kohl', pronouncing each word separately.

Writing and usage

This compound uses basketbolnoe (basketball adjective, neuter form) plus kolco (hoop). Total 21 letters with a space.

Example sentence

Мяч вошел в баскетбольное кольцо.

The ball went into the basketball hoop.

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How to remember баскетбольное кольцо

Basketball is clearly borrowed. Kolco is a circle or ring. Together they paint the picture of a circular basketball net.

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Questions about баскетбольное кольцо

How do you say "basketball hoop" in Russian?

In Russian, "basketball hoop" is баскетбольное кольцо. It is a noun.

How is баскетбольное кольцо written in Russian?

This compound uses basketbolnoe (basketball adjective, neuter form) plus kolco (hoop). Total 21 letters with a space.

How is баскетбольное кольцо used in a sentence?

Use баскетбольное кольцо as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Мяч вошел в баскетбольное кольцо. (The ball went into the basketball hoop.).

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