Verb

warf

Translation

threw, cast, tossed

Er warf den Ball sehr weit.

He threw the ball very far.

Sie warf einen Blick in den Spiegel.

She cast a glance in the mirror.

((sth.)) ((in/on+acc)) to throw (sth.) (in/on sth.) He threw the ball into the basket.

((sb.dat)) ((sth.acc)) ((zuwerfen)) to throw (sth.) to (sb.) She threw the keys to him.

schmiss (past tense of schmeißen, colloquial for 'to throw')

This is the simple past (Präteritum) of the strong verb 'werfen' (to throw). Note the vowel change from 'e' to 'a'.

Think of 'warf' sounding a bit like 'wharf', a place from which you might throw a fishing line into the water.