erwischen

In English: to catch (someone/something)

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Verb forms

___ Erwägung?

Hast du den Zug erwischt?

Did you catch the train?

Tatoeba · germantranslator · CC BY 2.0 FR

Ich habe sie beim Küssen erwischt.

I caught them kissing.

Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR

Sie erwischten ihn beim Stehlen.

They caught him stealing.

Tatoeba · lookcloser · CC BY 2.0 FR

Ich erwischte den letzten Bus.

I caught the last bus.

Tatoeba · Yorwba · CC BY 2.0 FR

Lasst euch nicht erwischen.

Don't get caught.

Tatoeba · Esperantostern · CC BY 2.0 FR

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