This is the 15089th most frequent German word.
sprang
"Sprang" is the past tense of "springen," meaning "jumped" or "leaped."
In this context, 'sprang' is the simple past tense form of the verb 'springen', meaning 'he jumped'.
Er sprang über den Zaun.
He jumped over the fence.
Here, 'sprang' is used to indicate a swift movement of the cat in past tense, describing its action.
Die Katze sprang schnell auf den Tisch.
The cat quickly jumped onto the table.
In this sentence, 'sprang' is part of the phrasal compound verb 'anspringen' in past tense, meaning the light turned on as a sudden action.