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A long, narrow board that is attached to your shoes in order to glide over snow. Usually the plural form 'Ski' or 'Skier' is used.
Beim Sturz ist die Bindung von meinem rechten Ski aufgegangen.
When I fell, the binding on my right ski came open.
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The sporting activity of gliding over snow on skis.
Fahren wir dieses Wochenende in die Berge zum Ski fahren?
Are we going to the mountains this weekend to ski?
'Ski' (ski) is the base for many compound words related to winter sports. Examples are 'der Skifahrer' (the skier), 'der Skischuh' (the ski boot), 'das Skigebiet' (the ski resort/area), 'der Skilift' (the ski lift), or 'der Skikurs' (the ski course).
Für den Skikurs brauchen die Kinder noch passende Skischuhe.
For the ski course, the children still need suitable ski boots.
Since you always need two boards to ski, the word 'Ski' is usually used in the plural. The two plural forms are 'die Ski' (more common) and 'die Skier' (skis).
Meine neuen Ski sind rot und weiß.
My new skis are red and white.
The activity is expressed with the fixed expression 'Ski fahren' (to ski). Although 'Ski' is a noun and is capitalized, it forms a fixed unit with 'fahren' (to go/drive).
Im Winter fahren wir jedes Wochenende Ski.
In winter, we ski every weekend.
In a main clause, the conjugated verb 'fahren' (to go/drive) is in position 2 and 'Ski' (ski) is at the end. In a subordinate clause, 'Ski' comes directly before the conjugated verb at the end of the sentence.
Ich fahre heute zum ersten Mal Ski.
I am skiing for the first time today.
