basketball

basketball
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
a. le basket
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
I often play basketball on the weekend.Je fais souvent du basket le week-end.
b. le basket-ball
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
My cousin loved to play basketball when she was a kid.Ma cousine adorait jouer au basket-ball quand elle était enfant.
c. le basketball
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
My brother was watching basketball on TV.Mon frère regardait le basketball à la télé.
a. le ballon de basket
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
The basketball bounced off the wall.Le ballon de basket a rebondi contre le mur.
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