sportliche
Translation
athletic, sporty, sporting, fair
Examples
Er hat eine sehr sportliche Figur.
He has a very athletic figure.
Sie trägt gerne sportliche Kleidung.
She likes to wear sporty clothes.
Das war eine sportliche Geste von ihm.
That was a sporting gesture from him.
Grammar Patterns
to be sporty/athletic Er ist sehr sportlich.
a sporty/athletic ((noun)) Er hat eine sportliche Figur.
Similar Words
athletisch (athletic), fit; Antonyms: unsportlich (unsporty)
Etymology
Derived from 'Sport' (sport) with the adjectival suffix '-lich', similar to English '-ly' or '-like'.
Memory Tips
Think of it as 'sport-like'. Something 'sportlich' is related to sports, whether it's a person's body, clothing, or fair behaviour.