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The article for

Volleyball

der Volleyball

Volleyball is a masculine German noun. Its article is der.

Plural
die Volleybälle
English
volleyball
Level
A2
Topic
Sports

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Why is it der Volleyball?

Volleyball is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Ball. So it’s der Volleyball.

Sense 1
der

Meaning

[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

Examples

[1] Volleyball is round

[1] Der Volleyball ist rund.

[2] Volleyball is a popular sport

[2] Volleyball ist eine beliebte Sportart.
More source examples (1)

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

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

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Volleyball die Volleybälle
Genitiv des Volleyballes des Volleyballs der Volleybälle
Dativ dem Volleyball dem Volleyballe den Volleybällen
Akkusativ den Volleyball die Volleybälle

Pronunciation

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