Definition
Physical activity governed by rules and done for exercise, competition, or recreation.
Translations
- English
- sport
- Français
- sport
- Türkçe
- spor
- Polski
- sport
- Русский
- спорт
- Українська
- спорт
Also: sporting activity
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Sport
- A1
- Noun
- Sport & Fitness
- Body & Health
- Leisure & Hobbies
sport, sporting activity
/deːɐ̯ ˈʃpɔʁt/
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
- —
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Topics
- Sport & FitnessPrimaryBody & HealthLeisure & Hobbies
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Sport ist gut für die Gesundheit.NominativSing.Sport is good for your health.
- Nach der Arbeit macht er eine Stunde Sport.AkkusativSing.After work he does an hour of sport.
- Beim Sport trinke ich viel Wasser.DativSing.I drink a lot of water while doing sport.
- Die Regeln des Sports sind einfach.GenitivSing.The rules of sport are simple.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Sport/ʃpɔʁt/
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Article phrase
der Sport/deːɐ̯ ˈʃpɔʁt/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Sport | — |
| Akkusativ | den Sport | — |
| Dativ | dem Sport | — |
| Genitiv | des Sports | — |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Prepositional constructionzum Sport gehenzu + Dativ
The expression describes going to take part in a sporting activity.
- Verb constructionSport fördern + Akkusativ
The expression means supporting the practice of “Sport.”
- Adjective combinationregelmäßiger Sport
The adjective describes “Sport” that is practiced regularly.
- Sentence patternSport macht Spaß.
This statement expresses that one enjoys engaging in sports.
- CollocationSport machen
The expression means to engage in the activity called “Sport.”
- CollocationSport treiben
The expression means to actively engage in the activity called “Sport.”
- Prepositional constructionbeim Sportbei + Dativ
The expression refers to something that happens while the activity called “Sports” is taking place.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymkörperliche Betätigung
Sport is a form of körperlicher Betätigung that is usually practiced according to rules or with a sporting goal.
- Broader termAktivität — activity
Sport is a particular kind of Aktivität that involves physical movement and often fixed rules.
- Narrower termTennis — tennis
Sport is the superordinate category under which Tennis falls as an individual sport.
- Semantically relatedTraining — training
Sport involves physical activity; Training often serves to improve skills for a sport.
- Easily confused withSportart
Sport refers to physical activity in general, while Sportart means an individual discipline.
- Narrower termFußball — football
Sport is the broader category to which Fußball belongs as a specific sport.
- Narrower termBasketball
Sport is the superordinate category to which Basketball belongs as a specific sport.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Word family
- sportlich
- Sportverein
- Sportler — athlete
- Leistungssport