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werfen: throw — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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werfen

throw

to make an object move through the air by using your hand or arm

IPA/ˈvɛʁfn̩/

The main stress follows standard German pronunciation.

werfen: throw

Meaning 1neutral · 87%

to make an object move through the air by using your hand or arm

Wirf mir bitte den Ball zu.

Sie wirft das Papier in den Papierkorb.

Jeder Spieler wirft einmal den Würfel.

Important forms are er wirft, er warf, er hat geworfen. The imperative singular is wirf!

Learn the pattern werfen – wirft – warf – geworfen.

Choose one answer.

Which is the correct third-person form of werfen?

werfen is an irregular transitive verb: wirft, warf, hat geworfen. It normally takes the thing thrown as an accusative object.