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das Bowling
bowling
A sports and leisure activity in which you roll a heavy ball down a lane to knock down ten pins set up at the end.
example
Lass uns am Wochenende mit Freunden zum Bowling gehen.
Let's go bowling with friends this weekend.
das Bowling
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Meanings
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Word usage
As the name of an activity or sport, 'Bowling' (bowling) is often used without an article, especially after verbs like 'spielen' (to play).
EXAMPLE
Ich spiele nicht gern Bowling, aber ich mag Billard.
I don't like playing bowling, but I like billiards.
Typical collocations
The most common expressions for talking about this activity are 'Bowling spielen' (to play bowling) and 'zum Bowling gehen' (to go bowling).
EXAMPLE
Wir wollen am Freitagabend Bowling spielen.
We want to play bowling on Friday evening.
Compounds
'Bowling' (bowling) is often the first part of compound nouns that refer to the activity, for example 'die Bowlingbahn' (the bowling lane), 'die Bowlingkugel' (the bowling ball), or 'das Bowlingcenter' (the bowling center).
EXAMPLE
Diese Bowlingkugel ist mir zu schwer.
This bowling ball is too heavy for me.
Compare with
Bowling vs kegeln
to bowl
'das Bowling' and 'kegeln' are very similar because in both you roll a ball down a lane and try to knock down pins. They can therefore easily be confused. The practical difference is: bowling involves ten pins and usually refers to the modern leisure activity at a bowling alley. 'kegeln' is a verb and means the sport with nine pins. In everyday language, you say 'Bowling spielen' (to go bowling) when you go to a bowling alley, and 'kegeln' when you play on a nine-pin bowling lane.
Bowling
Am Samstag gehen wir zum Bowling, weil mein Vater Geburtstag hat.
On Saturday we are going bowling because my father has his birthday.
kegeln
Jonas kegelt jeden Freitag mit seinen Freunden im Verein.
Jonas goes nine-pin bowling with his friends at the club every Friday.
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