Nomen

das Fußballspielen

Translation

playing football

Examples

Das Fußballspielen macht ihm viel Spaß.

Playing football is a lot of fun for him.

Beim Fußballspielen braucht man Teamgeist.

You need team spirit when playing football.

Grammar Patterns

Playing football ((is fun)). Playing football is fun for me.

Fußball (football), spielen (to play), das Spiel (the game), der Spieler (the player)

Similar Words

das Laufen (running), das Schwimmen (swimming), das Lesen (reading)

Etymology

A nominalized infinitive of the verb phrase 'Fußball spielen' (to play football).

Memory Tips

Any German verb infinitive can be turned into a neuter noun (das) by capitalizing it. It's equivalent to the gerund '-ing' form in English.

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