netball
masculine
The French word for netball is netball.
netball refers to the team sport derived from basketball.
Meaning: team sport derived from basketball (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The word is a masculine noun.
Did you know?
- Because netball is so rare in France, a French person might assume you are referring to a type of 'net' (a filet) used for fishing or hunting if the sporting context is missing.
- In French-speaking territories like the Caribbean or parts of Africa, netball is far more common than in France due to historical British colonial influence.
- The use of le netball follows the French rule of assigning a masculine gender to almost all English loanwords for sports.
Examples in context
- Je vais jouer au netball après l'école.I'm going to play netball after school.
- le netballLe netball est très populaire dans les écoles.
Example conversation
Manon and Nathan are discussing sports at school.
- ManonEst-ce que tu connais le netball ?Do you know netball?
- NathanNon, c'est quoi exactement ?No, what is it exactly?
- ManonC'est un sport d'équipe comme le basket.It is a team sport like basketball.
- NathanÇa a l'air sympa, je veux essayer !That sounds nice, I want to try!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “netball” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
