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Basket is masculine in French. The article is le, so the full form is le basket ("basketball (the sport)").
MASCULINEle basket
basketball (the sport)
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basket
/bas.kɛt/
← masculine
feminine →
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How do you say basket in French?
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/bas.kɛt/
How do you pronounce basket in French?
basket is pronounced /bas.kɛt/ in French.
Example sentences
Le basket est mon sport préféré.
Basketball is my favorite sport.
Il joue au basket tous les samedis.
He plays basketball every Saturday.
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Why is it masculine?
Basket (short for basket-ball) is masculine in French; English loanwords are typically assigned masculine gender by default.
What is the French word for basketball (the sport)?
The French word for basketball (the sport) is le basket — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇹 Portuguese | basquetebol | o | masculine |
| 🇮🇹 Italian | basket | il | masculine |
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | baloncesto | el | masculine |
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