Imperfect 3rd Person Singular - Reverse Flashcards
(179 cards)
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begann
A
began (beginnen)
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biss / biß
A
bit (beißen)
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bewog
A
induced (Note: When bewegen means to move, it is conjugated as a weak verb.) (bewegen)
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bog
A
bent, turned (biegen)
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bot
A
offered (bieten)
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band
A
bound, tied (binden)
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bat
A
asked, requested (bitten)
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blieb
A
stayed (bleiben)
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brannte
A
burned (brennen (mixed))
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brachte
A
brought (bringen (mixed))
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dachte
A
thought (denken (mixed))
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drang
A
persisted (dringen)
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erkor
A
chose, elected (erkiesen (rare))
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erklomm
A
scaled (climbed) (erklimmen (elevated))
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fand
A
found (finden)
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flog
A
flew (fliegen)
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floh
A
fled (fliehen)
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floß
A
flowed (fließen)
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fror
A
froze (frieren)
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gärte or gor
A
fermented (Note: Literal usage normally applies the strong forms, figurative usage the weak forms.) (gären)
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gedieh
A
thrived (gedeihen)
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ging
A
walked, went (gehen)
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gelang
A
succeeded (gelingen)
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genas
A
recovered (genesen)
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genoss
enjoyed (genießen)
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gewann
wined, gained (gewinnen)
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goss
poured (gießen)
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glich
resembled (gleichen)
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glitt
glided, slid (Note: The verb begleiten, to accompany, has weak verb conjugation.) (gleiten)
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glomm
smouldered (glimmen (elevated))
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griff
seized (greifen)
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hing
hung (hängen)
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hieb
hit (Note: hauen may also be conjugated as a weak verb. There is no difference in meaning.) (hauen)
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hob
lifted (heben)
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hieß
was called (heißen)
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kannte
knew (kennen (mixed))
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klang
sounded (klingen)
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kniff
pinched (kneifen)
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kam
came (kommen)
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kroch
crawled, crept (kriechen)
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litt
suffered (Note: The verb verleiden, to spoil, is conjugated as a weak verb.) (leiden)
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lieh
lent (leihen)
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lag
lay, was lying (liegen)
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log
lied, told a lie (lügen)
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mahlte
ground (as in grain) (mahlen)
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mied
avoided (meiden)
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misslang
failed (misslingen)
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nannte
named, called (nennen (mixed))
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pfiff
whistled (pfeifen)
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pries
praised (preisen)
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rieb
rubbed (reiben)
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riss
ripped, teared (reißen)
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ritt
rode (a horse) (reiten)
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rannte
ran (rennen (mixed))
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roch
smelled, smelt (riechen)
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rang
wrestled (ringen)
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rann
flowed, trickled (rinnen)
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rief
called, cried out (rufen)
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salzte
salted (salzen)
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sog
sucked (Note: The weak conjugation of saugen is equally frequent.) (saugen)
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schuf
created (Note: When conjugated as a weak verb, schaffen means to manage, work.) (schaffen)
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schied
separated, departed (scheiden)
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schien
seemed, shone (scheinen)
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schiss
shat (vulgar) (scheißen)
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schor
shore, clipped (Note: When conjugated as a weak verb, scheren means to concern.) (scheren)
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schob
pushed, shoved (schieben)
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schoss
shot (schießen)
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schindete
flayed (schinden)
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schlich
crept, sneaked (schleichen)
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schliff
ground, sharpened on a stone (Note: When conjugated as a weak verb, schleifen means to drag.) (schleifen)
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schloss
closed, shut (schließen)
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schlang
wound, wrapped (schlingen)
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schmiss
flung, chucked (schmeißen)
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schnitt
cut (schneiden)
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schrieb
wrote (schreiben)
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schrie
screamed, shouted (schreien)
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schritt
strode (schreiten)
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schwieg
was silent (schweigen)
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schwamm
swam (schwimmen)
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schwand
disappeared (schwinden)
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schwang
swung (schwingen)
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schwor
swore (schwören)
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sandte
sent (Note: When conjugated as a weak verb, senden means to broadcast.) (senden (mixed))
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siedete or sott
boiled (sieden (formal))
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sang
sang (singen)
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sank
sank (sinken)
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sann
meditated (sinnen)
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saß
sat, was sitting (sitzen)
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spaltete
split, cleaved (spalten)
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spie
spat (speien)
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spann
spun; was stupid (spinnen)
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sproß
sprouted (sprießen)
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sprang
jumped (springen)
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stand
stood (stehen)
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stieg
climbed (steigen)
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stank
stank (stinken)
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strich
stroked (streichen)
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stritt
quarrelled; (streiten)
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trieb
drove, drifted (treiben)
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tritt
stepped (treten)
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trank
drank (trinken)
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trog
deceived (trügen)
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tat
did (tun)
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verdross
vexed (verdrießen)
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verlor
lost (verlieren)
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verzieh
excused (verzeihen)
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wog
weighed (wägen)
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wich
yielded, gave way (Note: The weak verb weichen means to soften.) (weichen)
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wies
pointed (weisen)
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wandte
turned (Note: wenden may be conjugated as a weak verb, especially to mean to turn over, turn around.) (wenden (mixed))
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wog
weighed (Note: The weak verb wiegen means to rock, sway.) (wiegen)
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wand
winded (winden)
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wrang
wrang (wringen)
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zog
pulled; moved (ziehen)
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zwang
forced (zwingen)
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backte or buk
baked (backen)
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befahl
commanded (Note: fehlen, to be missing or lacking, is conjugated as a weak verb.) (befehlen)
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barg
salvaged (bergen)
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barst
burst (bersten)
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blies
blew (blasen)
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briet
fried (braten)
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brach
broke (brechen)
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durfte
may, was allowed (dürfen (modal))
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drosch
threshed (dreschen)
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empfahl
recommended (empfehlen)
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erlosch
went out (of light) (Note: When erlöschen is transitive, to extinguish, it is conjugated as a weak verb.) (erlöschen)
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erschrak
was startled (Note: When erschrecken is transitive, to frighten, it is conjugated as a weak verb.) (erschrecken)
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fuhr
drove, went (fahren)
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fiel
fell (fallen)
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fing
caught (fangen)
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focht
fought, fenced (fechten)
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flocht
braided, plaited (flechten)
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fraß
ate (of animals) (fressen)
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gebar
gave birth (gebären)
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geschah
occurred (geschehen)
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gab
gave (geben)
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galt
counted, was worth (gelten)
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grub
dug (graben)
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hielt
held (Note: The verb beinhalten, to comprise, has weak verb conjugation.) (halten)
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hatte
had (haben (irreg.))
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half
helped (helfen)
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aß
ate (essen)
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war
was (sein (irreg.))
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konnte
could, was able to (können (modal))
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lud
loaded (laden)
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ließ
let (lassen)
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lief
ran (laufen)
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las
read, was reading (lesen)
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mochte
liked (mögen (modal))
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melkte
milked (Note: In some regions, molk is the preferred simple past form, and gemelkt can be heard as past participle. (melken)
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maß
measured (messen)
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musste
had to (müssen (modal))
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nahm
took (nehmen)
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quoll
gushed, welled up (quellen)
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riet
advised (raten)
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soff
drank, boozed (saufen)
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schalt
scolded (schelten)
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schlief
slept (schlafen)
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schlug
hit, beat (schlagen)
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schmolz
melted (schmelzen)
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schwoll
swelled (schwellen)
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sah
saw (sehen)
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sollte
should have, was supposed to (sollen (modal))
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sprach
spoke (sprechen)
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stach
pricked, stung (stechen)
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stahl
stole (stehlen)
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starb
died (sterben)
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stieß
bumped, pushed (stoßen)
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trug
wore, carried (Note: The verbs beauftragen and beantragen have weak verb conjugations.) (tragen)
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traf
met (treffen)
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verdarb
ruined (verderben)
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vergaß
forgot (vergessen)
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wuchs
grew (wachsen)
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wusch
washed (waschen)
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wusste
knew (wissen (mixed/irreg.))
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wollte
wanted (wollen (modal))
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warb
advertised, recruited (werben)
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wurde
became (werden (irreg.))
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warf
threw (werfen)
