Definition
A team sport in which two teams try to put the ball into the opposing goal, mainly using their feet.
Translations
- English
- football
- Français
- football
- Türkçe
- futbol
- Polski
- piłka nożna
- Русский
- футбол
- Українська
- футбол
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Fußball
- A1
- Noun
- Sport & Fitness
- Leisure & Hobbies
football
/deːɐ̯ ˈfuːsˌbal/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Fußbälle
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Compound
- Topics
- Sport & FitnessPrimaryLeisure & Hobbies
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Fußball ist in Deutschland sehr beliebt.NominativSing.Football is very popular in Germany.
- Fußball macht vielen Kindern Spaß.NominativSing.Football is fun for many children.
- Im Fernsehen läuft heute Fußball.NominativSing.Football is on television today.
- Die Kinder spielen im Park Fußball.AkkusativSing.The children are playing football in the park.
- Wir spielen nach der Schule Fußball.AkkusativSing.We play football after school.
- Er schaut am Wochenende Fußball.AkkusativSing.He watches football at the weekend.
- Sie interessiert sich sehr für Fußball.AkkusativSing.She is very interested in football.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Fußball/ˈfuːsˌbal/
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Article phrase
der Fußball/deːɐ̯ ˈfuːsˌbal/
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Plural
Fußbälle/ˈfuːsˌbɛlə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Fußball | die Fußbälle |
| Akkusativ | den Fußball | die Fußbälle |
| Dativ | dem Fußball | den Fußbällen |
| Genitiv | des Fußballs | der Fußbälle |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- CollocationFußball spielen
- CollocationFußball schauen
- Prepositional constructionsich für Fußball interessierenfür + Akkusativ
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
No semantic relations have been added for this sense.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeCompound
- FußModifier
- BallHead