German VERB B2 Rank 12838

bewerfen

to pelt / to throw at

bewerfen – bewarf – hat beworfen

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry bewerfen, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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confusable

bewerfen vs werfen

to throw

Both verbs can describe deliberately throwing an object at a target. With werfen, the object being thrown or the throwing movement is usually in the foreground, whereas bewerfen names the target as the accusative object and usually introduces the thrown object with mit. Use bewerfen when the target is especially emphasized.

Visual example for werfen
bewerfen

Die Kinder bewarfen ihren Bruder mit Schneebällen.

The children pelted their brother with snowballs.

werfen

Tom warf einen Schneeball auf seinen Bruder.

Tom threw a snowball at his brother.

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