The 200 most common Verbs in 🇩🇪 German

sein

(verb)

to be

werden

(verb)

will, to be going , forms the future tense

haben

(verb)

to have

können

(verb)

to be able , to have the possibility of, can.

müssen

(verb)

to have to , must, to be obliged , to need .

geben

(verb)

to give

sollen

(verb)

should, to be obligated , ought, shall

kommen

(verb)

to come, to arrive

machen

(verb)

to make, produce, create

gehen

(verb)

to go, to walk

sehen

(verb)

to see, to have sight

sagen

(verb)

to say

lassen

(verb)

to allow, to permit, to let

finden

(verb)

to find, to discover

stehen

(verb)

to stand

stellen

(verb)

to put, to place, to position such that it stands upright

nehmen

(verb)

to take

bleiben

(verb)

to remain

wissen

(verb)

to know, to be aware of

liegen

(verb)

to lie

zeigen

(verb)

to show, make see

dürfen

(verb)

to be allowed , to be permitted , may

bringen

(verb)

to bring, to fetch, to take, to convey, to bear

tun

(verb)

To do .

halten

(verb)

to hold

führen

(verb)

to lead

mögen

(verb)

to like

sprechen

(verb)

to speak

schreiben

(verb)

to write, to write out

setzen

(verb)

to set, to put

denken

(verb)

to think

gelten

(verb)

to be valid, to count, to hold true

erhalten

(verb)

to receive

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

bestehen

(verb)

to succeed, to pass

gehören

(verb)

to belong to, be the property of

beginnen

(verb)

to begin, to commence, to be started

bekommen

(verb)

to receive, to get

versuchen

(verb)

to try, attempt

scheinen

(verb)

to shine, to gleam

spielen

(verb)

) to play

fallen

(verb)

to fall, to drop

glauben

(verb)

to believe something

brauchen

(verb)

to need, to be in need of, to require

fragen

(verb)

to ask

erreichen

(verb)

to reach, to catch, to accomplish

leben

(verb)

to live, to be alive

erklären

(verb)

to explain , to make clear

verstehen

(verb)

to understand

bieten

(verb)

to offer, to present

arbeiten

(verb)

to work

meinen

(verb)

to opine, to think, to believe, to suppose

fahren

(verb)

to go at speed

schaffen

(verb)

to create, to produce, to make, to cause, to establish

nennen

(verb)

to name

kennen

(verb)

to know, to be acquainted with, to be familiar with

suchen

(verb)

to search, to look for

erscheinen

(verb)

to appear

treffen

(verb)

to meet, to encounter

lesen

(verb)

to read

tragen

(verb)

to carry, to bear , to wear

entwickeln

(verb)

to develop, to gain

handeln

(verb)

to act, to take action

hören

(verb)

to hear through the ear)

legen

(verb)

to lay, to put, to place, to position, so that it afterwards lies as opposed to being gesetzt, gestellt

entstehen

(verb)

to come into being, to arise, to be produced

laufen

(verb)

to walk, to jog, to run

folgen

(verb)

to follow

treten

(verb)

to step, to walk

erkennen

(verb)

to recognize, perceive

verlieren

(verb)

to lose

helfen

(verb)

to help , to assist, to aid

bedeuten

(verb)

to imply, to mean, to signify, to indicate, to spell, to betoken

ziehen

(verb)

to pull , to drag

lernen

(verb)

to learn

fordern

(verb)

to demand, ask

befinden

(verb)

to occupy a place, to be located, to be situated

enthalten

(verb)

to contain, comprise, include

erwarten

(verb)

to expect, to consider likely

gewinnen

(verb)

to win, to be victorious

nutzen

(verb)

to make use of, to deploy, to exploit, to harness, to take

schließen

(verb)

to shut, to close, to shut down

sitzen

(verb)

to sit, to perch

bilden

(verb)

to form, to train

entscheiden

(verb)

) to decide, to make a decision

unterstützen

(verb)

to support, to assist, to help, to aid

fühlen

(verb)

to feel

berichten

(verb)

to relate, to tell, to give an account of

übernehmen

(verb)

to take over

ändern

(verb)

to change, to alter

rufen

(verb)

to call out, to shout, to cry, to shriek

erfahren

(verb)

to find out, learn, to come to know

verwenden

(verb)

to use, to employ, to apply

steigen

(verb)

to ascend, to climb, to rise

dienen

(verb)

to serve in public office or the military

erzählen

(verb)

to tell, to narrate, to recount

wirken

(verb)

to function, to be effective, to work

gelingen

(verb)

to turn out well, to work out, to go smoothly, to succeed, to come off

darstellen

(verb)

to depict, represent

ergeben

(verb)

to yield, produce

schlagen

(verb)

to beat, to hit, to knock, to strike, to punch, to hammer, to pound

verlassen

(verb)

to leave, to abandon, to depart, to forsake

bitten

(verb)

to ask, to beg, to plead, to request

bezeichnen

(verb)

to name , to call, to designate, to denote

wählen

(verb)

to choose, to select

modern

(verb)

to rot, to molder

geschehen

(verb)

to occur, to happen

fehlen

(verb)

to lack

erinnern

(verb)

+ accusative) to remind

einsetzen

(verb)

to put in, set in, insert

betrachten

(verb)

to look at, to consider, to behold

warten

(verb)

to wait

erfolgen

(verb)

to happen, occur, take place

beschreiben

(verb)

to describe

kaufen

(verb)

to buy, to purchase

sterben

(verb)

to die

leisten

(verb)

to perform , to accomplish , to achieve

bestimmen

(verb)

to determine

aufnehmen

(verb)

to pick up, lift up

sorgen

(verb)

to take care of, to care for, to look after

ermöglichen

(verb)

to make possible

reichen

(verb)

to reach

verbinden

(verb)

to join, to combine, to connect

besitzen

(verb)

to own, to possess

reden

(verb)

to talk, to speak, to orate

vorstellen

(verb)

to introduce , to present

beziehen

(verb)

to refer, relate to

öffnen

(verb)

to open

schauen

(verb)

to look

antworten

(verb)

to answer, to reply

werfen

(verb)

to throw

lösen

(verb)

to loose, to loosen, to detach, to remove

beschäftigen

(verb)

to occupy, to keep occupied, to employ, to engage

hoffen

(verb)

to hope

entsprechen

(verb)

to correspond

erleben

(verb)

to experience

annehmen

(verb)

to assume, to suppose

betreffen

(verb)

to concern, to have to do with or affect a business of

verhindern

(verb)

to prevent, to inhibit

weisen

(verb)

to point

vergessen

(verb)

to forget

stimmen

(verb)

to be right, to be correct, to be proper, to be true

hängen

(verb)

to hang, to be suspended

richten

(verb)

+ accusative) to direct, to point

passieren

(verb)

to happen

benutzen

(verb)

to use

feststellen

(verb)

to determine, to ascertain, to establish, to find, to see

bekennen

(verb)

to confess, to admit

wünschen

(verb)

to wish for, to make a wish for, to want, to desire

verändern

(verb)

to alter, to change

freuen

(verb)

to gladden, to make glad, to make pleased

verlangen

(verb)

to ask for, demand

zeihen

(verb)

to accuse, to blame somebody

bewegen

(verb)

to motivate, to persuade, to prompt , to make , to induce, to get

anbieten

(verb)

to offer, to provide

erfüllen

(verb)

to fill

bauen

(verb)

to build, to construct

vertreten

(verb)

to represent

verkaufen

(verb)

to sell

wachsen

(verb)

to grow

bestätigen

(verb)

to confirm, corroborate

ansehen

(verb)

to look at, to have a look

fördern

(verb)

to further, to foster

teilen

(verb)

to split, to share

zählen

(verb)

to count

rechnen

(verb)

to count, reckon, calculate, compute

erlauben

(verb)

to allow, to permit

behaupten

(verb)

to claim, maintain, assert

unterscheiden

(verb)

to distinguish, differentiate

planen

(verb)

to plan

interessieren

(verb)

to interest

durchführen

(verb)

to perform, to conduct

entdecken

(verb)

to discover, to spot, to learn for the first time

behandeln

(verb)

to treat

veröffentlichen

(verb)

to publish

erhöhen

(verb)

to heighten, raise

wenden

(verb)

to turn something so as to cook or roast it from both sides

melden

(verb)

to report, to inform about

funktionieren

(verb)

to work, function

verfügen

(verb)

to decree, to order

liefern

(verb)

to supply, provide

beteiligen

(verb)

to let someone take part in something

besuchen

(verb)

to visit, to see

beobachten

(verb)

to watch, to observe

zahlen

(verb)

to pay

lieben

(verb)

to love, to have a strong affection for

holen

(verb)

to get, to fetch

verschwinden

(verb)

to disappear, to vanish, to move out of view

beschließen

(verb)

to conclude, end, to terminate

bezahlen

(verb)

to pay for

geraten

(verb)

to turn out, succeed

verfolgen

(verb)

to pursue, to follow, to hunt

empfehlen

(verb)

to propose, to advise in favor of

stecken

(verb)

to stick, to put, to insert, to pin

stattfinden

(verb)

to take place, to happen

schützen

(verb)

to defend, to protect, to shelter, to guard

diskutieren

(verb)

to discuss

greifen

(verb)

to grab, to grasp, to grip

verbessern

(verb)

to improve , to enhance

dauern

(verb)

to last, to continue, to persist

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