Verb
abfangen
Pronunciation: /ˈʔapfaŋən/
to intercept, to stop (to prevent a strike or projectile from reaching its target)
The German verb abfangen means to intercept, to stop in English.
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All meanings of abfangen
Verb
- to intercept, to stop (to prevent a strike or projectile from reaching its target)
- to intercept, to catch (to interact with a person while they are on their way to somewhere, chiefly with the intent to distract, stop or get something from them)
- to catch, to pull out of a dive (a plane)
- to catch oneself, to break one's fall (to stop or slow one's fall by holding on to something or bracing against a surface)
abfangen in a German sentence
Die Rakete konnte abgefangen werden.
The missile could be intercepted.
Forms of abfangen
infinitive
abfangen
he/she/it
fängt ab
simple past
fing ab
perfect
hat abgefangen
takes + Akkusativ
abfangen — all forms
Present
ichfange ab
dufängst ab
er / sie / esfängt ab
wirfangen ab
ihrfangt ab
sie / Siefangen ab
Perfect (Perfekt)
ichhabe abgefangen
duhast abgefangen
er / sie / eshat abgefangen
wirhaben abgefangen
ihrhabt abgefangen
sie / Siehaben abgefangen
Imperative
dufang ab!
ihrfangt ab!
Siefangen Sie ab!