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basketball

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el básquetbol
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
I used to play basketball in high school.Yo jugaba básquetbol en el colegio.
b. el baloncesto
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
I finally made the basketball team.Por fin logré ser parte del equipo de baloncesto.
c. el básquet
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
I like to play basketball and handball.Me gusta jugar al básquet y al handball.
a. la pelota de básquetbol
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
He was bouncing a basketball around the yard.Estaba haciendo rebotar una pelota de básquetbol en el patio.
b. el balón de baloncesto
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
We gave him a new basketball.Le regalamos un nuevo balón de baloncesto.
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