fangen

In a sentence

• Ich fange jeden Morgen einen Ball, während ich mit meinem Hund spiele.

  I catch a ball every morning while playing with my dog.

  Here 'fangen' is used to mean 'catch', describing the action of capturing or catching an object.

• Das Kind fängt an zu lachen, sobald es den Zauberer sieht.

  The child starts laughing as soon as it sees the magician.

  Here 'fangen' is part of the verb 'anfangen', used to mean 'begin/start', indicating the start of an action or process.

• Der Jäger versucht, Wildtiere mit einer Falle zu fangen.

  The hunter tries to capture wild animals using a trap.

  Here 'fangen' is used in its literal meaning 'to catch', referring to the act of capturing animals.