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To practice a precision sport in which you roll a ball down a lane in order to knock over nine pins set up at the end of the lane.
Jeden zweiten Freitagabend geht unser Stammtisch zusammen kegeln.
Every other Friday evening, our regulars' group goes bowling together.
The perfect tense of “kegeln” (to bowl) is always formed with the auxiliary verb “haben” (to have). It describes an activity, not directed movement.
Wir haben gestern Abend zwei Stunden lang gekegelt.
We bowled for two hours yesterday evening.
To express that someone is going to do the activity, the construction “kegeln gehen” (to go bowling) is often used. The verb “kegeln” stays in the infinitive at the end of the sentence.
Wollen wir am Wochenende mit Freunden kegeln gehen?
Do we want to go bowling with friends at the weekend?
Kegeln is a popular social activity in Germany, often done in groups in so-called “Kegelclubs” (bowling clubs) or as a leisure activity in pubs or restaurants with a bowling lane.
Mein Vater trifft sich jeden Monat mit seinem Kegelclub.
My father meets up with his bowling club every month.
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In Bowling, you roll a heavy ball at ten pins. In Kegeln, by contrast, you try to knock over nine pins. To name the specific leisure activity, you therefore need to pay attention to the number of targets and the corresponding lane.
Beim Kegeln versucht Nina, alle neun Kegel mit einer Kugel umzuwerfen.
When playing nine-pin bowling, Nina tries to knock down all nine pins with one ball.
Beim Bowling versucht Nina, alle zehn Pins mit einer Kugel umzuwerfen.
In bowling, Nina tries to knock down all ten pins with one ball.
