Why is it das Rugby?
No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Rugby, so learn the two together: das Rugby.
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Meaning
[1] Sport: team game with an egg -shaped leather ball
[1] Sport: Mannschaftsspiel mit einem eiförmigen LederballExamples
[1] "However, the so -called football is nothing more than rugby with some changed game control"
[1] „Das sogenannte Football ist jedoch nichts anderes als Rugby mit einigen veränderten Spielregeln.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | das Rugby | — |
| Genitiv | des Rugby des Rugbys | — |
| Dativ | dem Rugby | — |
| Akkusativ | das Rugby | — |
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Meaning
[1] City in Middle England in the Grafschaft Warwickshire
[1] Stadt im mittleren England in der Grafschaft WarwickshireExamples
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Grammar note
The article is needed if "rugby" in a certain quality, at a certain point in time or period as a subject or object in the sentence, is otherwise, i.e. usually, no article is used.
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | (das) Rugby | — |
| Genitiv | (des Rugby) (des Rugbys) Rugbys | — |
| Dativ | (dem) Rugby | — |
| Akkusativ | (das) Rugby | — |
Pronunciation
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