Sentence examples of "fingen" in German

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Sie fingen einen Löwen lebend. They caught a lion alive.
Die Jäger fingen das wilde Tier mit einem starken Seilnetz. The hunters captured the wild animal with a strong rope net.
Sie fingen einen lebenden Bären. They caught a bear alive.
Sie fingen eine Menge Fische am Fluss. They caught a lot of fish at the river.
Manche Leute fingen Ratten und aßen sie. Some people caught rats and ate them.
Ein paar mutige Fahrgäste fingen den Taschendieb und übergaben ihn der Polizei. Some brave passengers caught the pickpocket and turned him over to the police.
Fang mich, wenn du kannst. Catch me if you can.
Ich fing Schmetterlinge mit einem Netz. I captured butterflies with a net.
Kannst du das Huhn fangen? Can you catch the chicken?
Ich habe Schmetterlinge mit einem Netz gefangen. I captured butterflies with a net.
Holzhäuser fangen am leichtesten Feuer. Houses made of wood are the easiest to catch on fire.
Die Polizei fing den Dieb. The police caught the thief.
Der Habicht fing eine Maus. The hawk caught a mouse.
Die Katze fing die Ratten. The cat caught the rats.
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?"
Ich spielte mit meinem Vater fangen. I played catch with my father.
So fangen sie einen Elefanten lebendig. This is how they catch an elephant alive.
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