German word
werfen in German sentences
werfen means "to throw" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.
Examples
Das Kind wirft den Ball in den Garten.
The child throws the ball into the garden.
Wir werfen die Frage in die Runde.
We put the question to the group.
Lara wirft den Schlüssel auf den Tisch.
Lara throws the key onto the table.
Lara wirft das Glas nicht in den Müll.
Lara does not throw the glass into the rubbish.
Nach dem Streit wirft der Kunde den Vertrag weg.
After the argument, the customer throws the contract away.
Common mistake
Do not memorize only the infinitive werfen. Read it in short sentences so word order and forms become familiar.