Common Verbs
50 high-frequency German verbs
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50 words
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| Word | PoS | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| arbeiten | verb | to work |
| beginnen | verb | to begin; to commence; to be started |
| bekommen | verb | to receive; to get |
| bestehen | verb | to succeed, to pass |
| bleiben | verb | to remain |
| brauchen | verb | to need, to be in need of, to require |
| bringen | verb | to bring, to fetch, to take, to convey, to bear |
| denken | verb | to think |
| erklären | verb | to explain, to make clear |
| erzählen | verb | to tell, to narrate, to recount |
| fahren | verb | to go at speed |
| fallen | verb | to fall; to drop |
| finden | verb | to find; to discover |
| folgen | verb | to follow |
| fragen | verb | to ask |
| führen | verb | to lead |
| geben | verb | to give |
| gehen | verb | to go, to walk |
| gelten | verb | to be valid; to count; to hold true |
| haben | verb | forms the perfect aspect |
| halten | verb | to hold |
| heißen | verb | to have a name; to be named; to be called; but implying that one “owns” this name, not necessarily that one goes by it |
| kennen | verb | to know; to be acquainted with; to be familiar with |
| kommen | verb | to come; to arrive |
| können | verb | to be able, to have the possibility of, can. |
| lassen | verb | to allow; to permit; to let |
| laufen | verb | to walk; to jog; to run |
| leben | verb | to live, to be alive |
| lernen | verb | to learn, to acquire knowledge |
| liegen | verb | to lie |
| machen | verb | to make, to produce, to create |
| meinen | verb | to opine, to think; to believe; to suppose |
| müssen | verb | to have to; must; to be obliged; to need. |
| nehmen | verb | to take |
| sagen | verb | to say |
| schaffen | verb | to create, to call into being |
| schreiben | verb | to write, to write out |
| sehen | verb | to see; to have sight |
| sein | verb | to be |
| setzen | verb | causative of sitzen: to set; to put |
| sollen | verb | should; to be obligated; ought; shall |
| spielen | verb | to play |
| sprechen | verb | to speak |
| stehen | verb | to stand |
| tragen | verb | to carry, to bear |
| verstehen | verb | to understand; to hear and interpret |
| versuchen | verb | to try, to attempt |
| werden | verb | will, to be going to, forms the future tense |
| wissen | verb | to know; to be aware of |
| wollen | verb | to want; to wish; to desire; to demand |