verb#7,672 by frequency
abwerfen
[ˈʔapvɛɐ̯fɱ̩]
to throw down, to let fall, drop; to throw off; to shed
- er/sie/es
- abwirft
- past
- abwarf
- past participle
- abgeworfen
- separable
- ab | werfen
Meanings
- 1
to throw down, to let fall, drop — from a height
Tom wurde von seinem Pferd abgeworfen.
Tom was thrown from his horse.
Tatoeba · Manfredo · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ich habe eine Bombe auf Moskau abgeworfen.
Tatoeba · KonstantinLukas · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
to throw off — e.g. a yoke, a rider
- 3
to shed — leaves, antlers etc.
- 4
to hit with the ballrare
- 5
to throw — the ballrare
- 6
to discard — a playing cardrare
- 7
to knock down, knock off — e.g. a bar in the high jumprare
- 8
to get money fromrare
Conjugation
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| ich | abwerfe | abwarf |
| du | abwirfst | abwarfst |
| er/sie/es | abwirft | abwarf |
| wir | abwerfen | abwarfen |
| ihr | abwerft | abwarft |
| sie/Sie | abwerfen | abwarfen |