Nomen

das Fußballspielen

Translation

playing soccer

Examples

Das Fußballspielen macht ihm viel Spaß.

Playing soccer is a lot of fun for him.

Beim Fußballspielen braucht man Teamgeist.

You need team spirit when playing soccer.

Grammar Patterns

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

Fußball (soccer), 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 soccer).

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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