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The article for

Hockey

das Hockey

Hockey is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
no plural
English
hockey
Topic
Sports

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it das Hockey?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Hockey, so learn the two together: das Hockey.

Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Sport: Ball sport, in which attempts are made, to shoot a ball with curved rackets in the opposing goal

[1] Sport: Ballsportart, bei der versucht wird, einen Ball mit gekrümmten Schlägern ins gegnerische Tor zu schießen.

Examples

[1] "International hockey has long been dominated by the former British colonies of India and Pakistan"

[1] „Das internationale Hockey wurde lange Zeit von den ehemaligen britischen Kolonien Indien und Pakistan dominiert.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Hockey —
Genitiv des Hockeys —
Dativ dem Hockey —
Akkusativ das Hockey —

Pronunciation

In context

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