je joue au rugby
The English phrase "I play rugby" is expressed in French as je joue au rugby.
This is a statement used to say that someone participates in the sport of rugby.
Which one should you use?
You can also use Je pratique le rugby for a more formal tone. To express that you used to play the sport in the past, you would use Je jouais/pratiquais le rugby.
How does it change in a sentence?
When expressing playing a sport in French, the verb jouer is followed by the preposition à combined with the definite article. In the phrase je joue au rugby, joue is the first person singular conjugation of the verb jouer.
Did you know?
- Passionate fans often use the shorthand le XV to refer to the sport, based on the number of players on a rugby team.
- French speakers may use the phrase le ballon ovale (the oval ball) as a poetic synonym for le rugby in journalism and storytelling.
- The verb 'jouer' used in 'je joue au rugby' shares a distant linguistic ancestor with the Latin word 'gaudere', which means 'to rejoice'.
Examples in context
- Je joue au rugby.I play rugby.This sentence is useful for stating that you play rugby using je joue au rugby.Tatoeba #9623740 by Julien_PDC, translation #5839930 by CK
- Je joue au rugby tous les samedis avec mes amis.I play rugby every Saturday with my friends.
- Je joue au rugby depuis que j'étais enfant.I have been playing rugby since I was a child.
- Je pratique le ballon ovale depuis mon enfance.I've been playing rugby since my childhood.
- Je joue au rugby le samedi.I play rugby on Saturdays.
- Depuis longtemps, je joue au rugby.I have been playing rugby for a long time.
Example conversation
Nathan and Chloé are talking about their hobbies.
- NathanEt toi, quel sport fais-tu ?And you, what sport do you do?
- ChloéJe joue au rugby le week-end.I play rugby on the weekends.
- NathanC'est super, tu es dans un club ?That's great, are you in a club?
- ChloéOui, je joue au rugby avec le club local.Yes, I play rugby with the local club.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries je, joue, rugby, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
