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How do you say "basketball hoop" in Russian?
баскетбольное кольцо
basketbolʹnoe kolʹco
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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"Basketball hoop" in other languages
- Japanese バスケットゴール (basukettogōru)
- Korean 농구 골대 (nonggu goldae)
- Chinese 篮球框 (lán qiú kuāng)
- Spanish canasta de baloncesto
- Spanish (Latin America) canasta de básquetbol
- French le panier de basket
- German der Basketballkorb
- Italian il canestro
- Greek το καλάθι του μπάσκετ (to kalathi tu basket)
- Arabic طوق كرة سلة (tou' koret salla)
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