Sentence examples of "fing" in German

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Die Polizei fing den Dieb. The police caught the thief.
Ich fing Schmetterlinge mit einem Netz. I captured butterflies with a net.
Der Habicht fing eine Maus. The hawk caught a mouse.
Die Katze fing die Ratten. The cat caught the rats.
Mein Vater fing gestern drei Fische. My father caught three fish yesterday.
Dieser alte Mann fing einen großen Fisch. That old man caught a large fish.
Tom fing den Ball mit einer Hand. Tom caught the ball with one hand.
John fing einen Tiger und schoß zwei Löwen. John caught a tiger and shot two lions.
Er fing den Ball mit seiner linken Hand. He caught the ball with his left hand.
Fang mich, wenn du kannst. Catch me if you can.
Ich habe Schmetterlinge mit einem Netz gefangen. I captured butterflies with a net.
Kannst du das Huhn fangen? Can you catch the chicken?
Die Jäger fingen das wilde Tier mit einem starken Seilnetz. The hunters captured the wild animal with a strong rope net.
Holzhäuser fangen am leichtesten Feuer. Houses made of wood are the easiest to catch on fire.
Sie fingen einen Löwen lebend. They caught a lion alive.
Sie fingen einen lebenden Bären. They caught a bear alive.
Dieses Stroh fängt leicht Feuer. That straw catches fire easily.
Ein Adler fängt keine Fliegen. The eagle does not catch flies.
Der Vorhang hatte Feuer gefangen. The curtain caught on fire.
"Wollen wir Fangen spielen?" — "Au ja!" "How about playing catch?" "Sure, why not?"
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