blasen
Translation
to blow, to play a wind instrument
Examples
Der Wind blies heftig.
The wind blew strongly.
Er blies die Kerzen auf dem Kuchen aus.
He blew out the candles on the cake.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to blow sth. The wind is blowing the sand away.
((on sth.)) to blow on sth. He is blowing on the hot soup.
Similar Words
Synonyms: pusten (to puff); Antonyms: saugen (to suck)
Etymology
From Old High German 'blāsan', related to the English word 'blast'.
Memory Tips
Think of a 'blast' of wind. The sound is very similar.