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The 100 most common verbs in German 🇩🇪

German verbs ranked by how often they appear, each with its translation and an example sentence. Press the speaker to hear a word.

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1seinto be
2werdenwill, to be going , forms the future tense
3habento have
4könnento be able , to have the possibility of, can.
5müssento have to , must, to be obliged , to need .
6gebento give
7sollenshould, to be obligated , ought, shall
8kommento come, to arrive
9machento make, produce, create
10gehento go, to walk
11sehento see, to have sight
12sagento say
13lassento allow, to permit, to let
14findento find, to discover
15stehento stand
16stellento put, to place, to position such that it stands upright
17nehmento take
18bleibento remain
19wissento know, to be aware of
20liegento lie
21zeigento show, make see
22dürfento be allowed , to be permitted , may
23bringento bring, to fetch, to take, to convey, to bear
24tunTo do .
25haltento hold
26führento lead
27mögento like
28sprechento speak
29schreibento write, to write out
30setzento set, to put
31denkento think
32geltento be valid, to count, to hold true
33erhaltento receive
34heißento have a name, to be named, to be called, but implying that one “owns” this name, not necessarily that one goes by it
35bestehento succeed, to pass
36gehörento belong to, be the property of
37beginnento begin, to commence, to be started
38bekommento receive, to get
39versuchento try, attempt
40scheinento shine, to gleam
41spielen) to play
42fallento fall, to drop
43glaubento believe something
44brauchento need, to be in need of, to require
45fragento ask
46erreichento reach, to catch, to accomplish
47lebento live, to be alive
48erklärento explain , to make clear
49verstehento understand
50bietento offer, to present
51arbeitento work
52meinento opine, to think, to believe, to suppose
53fahrento go at speed
54schaffento create, to produce, to make, to cause, to establish
55nennento name
56kennento know, to be acquainted with, to be familiar with
57suchento search, to look for
58erscheinento appear
59treffento meet, to encounter
60lesento read
61tragento carry, to bear , to wear
62entwickelnto develop, to gain
63handelnto act, to take action
64hörento hear through the ear)
65legento lay, to put, to place, to position, so that it afterwards lies as opposed to being gesetzt, gestellt
66entstehento come into being, to arise, to be produced
67laufento walk, to jog, to run
68folgento follow
69tretento step, to walk
70erkennento recognize, perceive
71verlierento lose
72helfento help , to assist, to aid
73bedeutento imply, to mean, to signify, to indicate, to spell, to betoken
74ziehento pull , to drag
75lernento learn
76fordernto demand, ask
77befindento occupy a place, to be located, to be situated
78enthaltento contain, comprise, include
79erwartento expect, to consider likely
80gewinnento win, to be victorious
81nutzento make use of, to deploy, to exploit, to harness, to take
82schließento shut, to close, to shut down
83sitzento sit, to perch
84bildento form, to train
85entscheiden) to decide, to make a decision
86unterstützento support, to assist, to help, to aid
87fühlento feel
88berichtento relate, to tell, to give an account of
89übernehmento take over
90ändernto change, to alter
91rufento call out, to shout, to cry, to shriek
92erfahrento find out, learn, to come to know
93verwendento use, to employ, to apply
94steigento ascend, to climb, to rise
95dienento serve in public office or the military
96erzählento tell, to narrate, to recount
97wirkento function, to be effective, to work
98gelingento turn out well, to work out, to go smoothly, to succeed, to come off
99darstellento depict, represent
100ergebento yield, produce

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