Is it der, die or das Volleyball?

DER

Volleyball

The correct article in German of Volleyball is der. So it is der Volleyball! (nominative case)

The word Volleyball is masculine, therefore the correct article is der.

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German declension of Volleyball?

How does the declension of Volleyball work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1	Singular	Plural
Nominative	der Volleyball	die Volleybälle
Genitive	des Volleyballes des Volleyballs	der Volleybälle
Dative	dem Volleyball dem Volleyballe	den Volleybällen
Akkusative	den Volleyball	die Volleybälle

What is the meaning of Volleyball in German?

Volleyball has various definitions in German:

[1] Sport: sports equipment, ball to play [2]

[1] Sport: Sportgerät, Ball zum Spielen von [2]

[2] Sport, without an article, no plural: team sport with the ball of the same name

[2] Sport, ohne Artikel, kein Plural: Mannschaftssportart mit dem gleichnamigen Ball

[3] Sport: Ball that does not come up in the field, but is knocked down directly from the air

[3] Sport: Ball, der nicht im Spielfeld aufkommt, sondern direkt aus der Luft zurückgeschlagen wird

How to use Volleyball in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Volleyball with translations in English.

[1] Der Volleyball ist rund.

[1] Volleyball is round

[2] Volleyball ist eine beliebte Sportart.

[2] Volleyball is a popular sport

[3] Mit seinen häufigen Volleybällen setzte er seinen Gegner sehr unter Druck.

[3] With his frequent volley balls, he put his opponent under pressure

Pictures or photos of Volleyball

[2] Volleyballspiel