Verben mit „werfen": entwerfen, vorwerfen, verwerfen… (B1-C1)

So, and with that, a warm welcome to a new podcast episode. I've got a new armchair today, and I'm going to try it out for the podcast episode. When I'm sitting here like this, I kind of feel a bit like a professor. he's giving his lecture here somehow. But I'm not a professor, I'm just chatting nonsense. and try to help you learn German. And today I have another exciting video in the series "Advertising with." And which verb are we looking at today? Today we are looking at the verb throw. Throw. You surely know the verb "throw," for example, when we have a ball And if you live in America, then perhaps in America people enjoy playing baseball from time to time. And usually, one throws a ball when playing baseball. Of course, you can also throw something into the trash or toss something somewhere. But usually, throwing, that is, this hand movement, I would say "I'd shoot" if I did it with my foot. But throwing usually has something to do with it, that we transport an object from A to B through the air. I don't know for sure; that's my own definition, not an official one. That's how I would at least use the word "werfen." Okay, so, but if we put a prefix in front of it, the meaning changes completely. And in this case, I mean it completely. That's quite interesting. Okay, let's take a look at the first verb I have for you. And that is designing. What exactly does that mean? Also, "ent-" often means "away" or "opposite" when something is done in a contrary way or removed. Or for example, "decken" somehow means something like "covering." And if I discover something, then I'll figure it out. Discover. Or develop. Decide. Man also separates, and when one makes a decision, one decides in favor of something. Also, this thing has somewhat to do with the opposite of what the verb actually means, for me. But designing doesn't really have much to do with it. Namely, designing means something like sketching something, planning it, perhaps conceiving it. Also I create, I design a layout. That is why one also says "the draft." The first draft is already good, and now we just need to work on improving this version, this draft. Also the draft as a noun. That is interesting. Also, for example, her—something along the lines of the example I just used. She designed a new logo. Oh, by the way, if there are any designers among you listeners, regarding logo design. Also, online people who are much more knowledgeable about online design. Then please send me an email to tom at expertlygerman.com. I need or I would like to have a new logo for my podcast. And if you're currently on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, you can see my podcast's logo there. There's my face, and then it's kept relatively dark, and then it says Learn German, I think. And someone created this for me, a student from about four years ago. And I'd say the design could use an upgrade right now. I want there to be maybe a bit more color in it or something like that. Also, please get in touch sometime about a new logo or a new design for the podcast. This main logo that you can see here. Okay, then that would be a draft. You can send it to me via email, for example. Then, for example, we also developed a concept for a client. You might be working in the consulting industry, you're a consultant, and you're somewhere on the move. You may be working in New York, but you're designing something for your German clients. Could you design a concept for how they might possibly establish themselves somewhat on the American market? And then you could also use that verb, "entwerfen." Right now I'm imagining you're in a Zoom meeting with your German clients, speaking German with them. And you can speak German because you've listened to my podcast. That would be awesome. And you might also have the opportunity, through this, to build a better relationship with them. With customers who might be your competitor, the other people also active in that market. That would be awesome, right? Okay, that's pretty much the meaning of "entwerfen." Then we have to reject. Was? But before we look at rejecting it, I have a membership. Membership is incredible and constantly improving. There will soon be a Membership 2.0, but it's not live yet. It is still in the research and development phase. It's still being tested, tried out, and somehow I'm attempting to get them in with the current members. And they help me build all of this. But the current version of the membership is already quite good. There are interactive exercises. There is spaced repetition. There is an interactive script or transcript. There are vocabulary lists from each episode. There is the entire library of the past 260 episodes. You can look at that there. And the podcast in the membership is also ad-free. That's not bad either. And you can try the podcast for one euro for a whole month. Then, and only then, can you decide whether you wish to continue maintaining your membership. So now we continue, though. Reject. What does "verwerfen" mean? Also, synonyms are, for example, words like reject, refuse, or perhaps even give up a little. Okay. Can you think of an example sentence with "verwerfen"? I'm just imagining you taking your guinea pig Horst for a walk again. And you speak a sentence out loud while walking. You speak the loud. Say this sentence out loud, omitting it. And unfortunately, I can't hear you because podcast technology still doesn't work quite like that. That would be kind of cool, though. Maybe we could do a live podcast sometime in the future. Reject, an example sentence. The proposal was immediately rejected in the meeting. Also, we had somewhat considered it and then, during the meeting, quickly realized that we should discard this idea again. Moreover, we are not going to further pursue this idea or keep pondering whether it is good or not. Rather, we reject the idea because it is simply not a good idea or not suitable at this point in time. So it's similar to rejecting it or saying the idea is bad. But it might sound a bit more professional. Perhaps a bit prettier, I think. One could reject by saying no, but one could also reject by saying no. Both work. Reject an idea, reject a plan. We discuss it together, and then the idea is discarded. Or we reject the idea. You wouldn't now say no; in other words, you're not necessarily in a situation where you're currently having a meeting with a client and the client then tells you, "I reject this idea, I dismiss this idea." That is rather unusual. Then we would probably say it completely differently. We would probably rather say, yes, I believe this idea is currently not feasible. Or we do not have the resources for that. Or perhaps we could think of an alternative once again. For example, I have a concept for a new podcast episode. And I'm sitting here like some crazy professor, thinking the whole time how this episode could work, and so on and so forth. And there's a dragon flying around there. And then there are special effects, I don't know. Then I realize, however, that I believe I must abandon this idea. That's not really a good idea, implementing this plan. So, okay, that was the verb reject. Then there's still to throw up. Raise What exactly does that mean? The verb "aufwerfen" is, I would say, a bit specific, because we usually use it together with the noun "Frage" or perhaps "Problem." Also, for example, raise a question or raise a problem. Also, a question perhaps worth addressing. Also, so now we've discussed the concept. You have created a draft for a concept, but the concept raises a question. Also, this raises the question—this plan, this idea—raises the question. Who is actually responsible? Yes, interesting. So that addresses the question, that touches upon the question. Also, yes, it raises the question—one would probably say in English. This raises the question of who is actually responsible for ensuring that this project, this concept, or whatever it may be, will actually be implemented. And who is responsible if it somehow cannot be completed within the budget, and so on. Also raise, raise a problem, raise a question, thus raises the problem, thus raises the question, that raises the question. Yes, I would almost say this somewhat fits into the category of noun-verb combinations. Since the verb "aufwerfen" is not really used in many other situations, we don't use it otherwise. Also, we have so far had design, reject, and raise. Now we continue with "accuse." Oh my God, what exactly does "vorwerfen" mean? Do you have an idea? Okay, think about it, can you come up with a sentence? You're driving a car again now, so maybe say a sentence out loud using "vorwerfen." And I'll have a sip of coffee first, while you think it over. Okay, so, do you have a sentence, did a sentence come to mind? Probably already. You're accusing me of blah blah blah. You accuse me of not having listened. But I listened to you. Ah, okay. To accuse someone of something is like blaming someone, charging someone. Accusing someone is probably better. To accuse someone of having done something or of not having done something. Also, you're accusing me of somehow... Oh my God, what kind of situations are there where you somehow... You accuse me of not cleaning the apartment, but I did clean the apartment. The problem is only that the apartment has become dirty again so quickly. Also, in English, to accuse or to blame, perhaps also to reproach. Also, in very emotionally charged situations, when conflicts arise and one person then accuses the other of something. Yes, so too is this a separable verb. That is interesting. To accuse also has absolutely nothing to do with throwing, at least not in any real sense of the word "throw." Also, I throw a ball. Exciting, it's exciting. Okay, and then throw it down. What exactly does "hinwerfen" mean? Okay, you can also say "throw in the towel" or "give up." Ah, you surely know the word "give up." Also, he just threw his job aside and emigrated to Buxtehude, to New Zealand, or to some other place. Or we would also say "hingeshmissen." He just threw his job aside, tossed it aside. Also, he gave up his job. He resigned in this case and then emigrated to New Zealand. Yes, also, if we want to say that we are stopping something. When we stop doing something, then we can say we throw something away. What I might add in addition is that one might just stop something in a way that is somewhat abrupt. Suddenly stops their career, their job, their podcast, and so on. Just throw it down, just toss it aside. That might already feel a bit irrational to another person. Yes, also perhaps also out, yes, because one is angry, because one is annoyed, or because one suddenly has different ideas now. Then one just throws it away. I would often say "hinschmeißen" instead of "hinwerfen." Of course, one can also, just don't throw it there. Also, one can throw something there as well. Then that means throwing the ball, for example, there. That means throwing in that direction, then. Also, "etwas hinwerfen" also means something like throwing something in that direction over there. Also, there are still a few other situations where you can use "hinwerfen." But I'd say the most common variant is to throw something away, stop doing something, and maybe also toss something into the corner. or throw in any direction. Okay, so I've thrown forward, thrown backward, and then I've also thrown out. Throw out. Also, I am particularly reminded once again of the working conditions. The boss fired him after a bad quarter. Also, terminated from the company. Also, kicking someone out might be quite a strong expression; normally, one would perhaps say "to dismiss someone" or "to terminate someone's employment." But kicking someone out would also be a way of putting it. But one can also somehow, perhaps even if one somehow has been kicked out of the server in the computer field. Also, that basically means being thrown out from some area—whether from a company, a physical space like a room, or perhaps even a digital space. You were kicked out of the chat group. You were thrown out of the room, thrown out of the meeting—because you, which is rather unusual, for someone to be thrown out. Maybe there's some kind of conference, and there's a speaker presenting, and among the audience, someone is constantly loud, rude, and keeps interrupting, and then gets escorted out by security. Very good, very good, very good. I think I still have one left, and that is to discard, discard. Also, two situations come to mind here. You can finally see the investment yielding profits after seven years. The investment is generating profits. In this case, it does not mean that profits are somehow reduced; one might think that if profits are discarded, then they somehow disappear. But no, in this case, it means the investment is profitable. Also, the investment is profitable. Finally, finally, finally this investment is generating profits. Of course, one can also be thrown off, for example, from a horse. The horse threw off the rider because the horse might still be young and needs to be trained yet. Or the rider is inexperienced, and then the horse throws the rider off. I don't know if there are any other situations where one gets rejected. Perhaps during skydiving, the skydiver is also likely to be dropped from the airplane. But maybe there's definitely a technical term for someone who jumps out of an airplane with a parachute. Maybe there's still something there. But to shed, you notice that, to throw off. But also things like to yield, to yield profit. It also generates profits. It generates profit. One would not say it generates losses. That doesn't work either. That must be something positive. Very good, very good, very good. I would say those were all the verbs I have today with throwing. There are still others. There's also "throw on," "knock over," "overthrow," "throw the jacket over," and a few others. But I would say that exceeds the time frame. 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