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The 400 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
101schlagento beat, to hit, to knock, to strike, to punch, to hammer, to pound
102verlassento leave, to abandon, to depart, to forsake
103bittento ask, to beg, to plead, to request
104bezeichnento name , to call, to designate, to denote
105wählento choose, to select
106modernto rot, to molder
107geschehento occur, to happen
108fehlento lack
109erinnern+ accusative) to remind
110einsetzento put in, set in, insert
111betrachtento look at, to consider, to behold
112wartento wait
113erfolgento happen, occur, take place
114beschreibento describe
115kaufento buy, to purchase
116sterbento die
117leistento perform , to accomplish , to achieve
118bestimmento determine
119aufnehmento pick up, lift up
120sorgento take care of, to care for, to look after
121ermöglichento make possible
122reichento reach
123verbindento join, to combine, to connect
124besitzento own, to possess
125redento talk, to speak, to orate
126vorstellento introduce , to present
127beziehento refer, relate to
128öffnento open
129schauento look
130antwortento answer, to reply
131werfento throw
132lösento loose, to loosen, to detach, to remove
133beschäftigento occupy, to keep occupied, to employ, to engage
134hoffento hope
135entsprechento correspond
136erlebento experience
137annehmento assume, to suppose
138betreffento concern, to have to do with or affect a business of
139verhindernto prevent, to inhibit
140weisento point
141vergessento forget
142stimmento be right, to be correct, to be proper, to be true
143hängento hang, to be suspended
144richten+ accusative) to direct, to point
145passierento happen
146benutzento use
147feststellento determine, to ascertain, to establish, to find, to see
148bekennento confess, to admit
149wünschento wish for, to make a wish for, to want, to desire
150verändernto alter, to change
151freuento gladden, to make glad, to make pleased
152verlangento ask for, demand
153zeihento accuse, to blame somebody
154bewegento motivate, to persuade, to prompt , to make , to induce, to get
155anbietento offer, to provide
156erfüllento fill
157bauento build, to construct
158vertretento represent
159verkaufento sell
160wachsento grow
161bestätigento confirm, corroborate
162ansehento look at, to have a look
163fördernto further, to foster
164teilento split, to share
165zählento count
166rechnento count, reckon, calculate, compute
167erlaubento allow, to permit
168behauptento claim, maintain, assert
169unterscheidento distinguish, differentiate
170planento plan
171interessierento interest
172durchführento perform, to conduct
173entdeckento discover, to spot, to learn for the first time
174behandelnto treat
175veröffentlichento publish
176erhöhento heighten, raise
177wendento turn something so as to cook or roast it from both sides
178meldento report, to inform about
179funktionierento work, function
180verfügento decree, to order
181liefernto supply, provide
182beteiligento let someone take part in something
183besuchento visit, to see
184beobachtento watch, to observe
185zahlento pay
186liebento love, to have a strong affection for
187holento get, to fetch
188verschwindento disappear, to vanish, to move out of view
189beschließento conclude, end, to terminate
190bezahlento pay for
191geratento turn out, succeed
192verfolgento pursue, to follow, to hunt
193empfehlento propose, to advise in favor of
194steckento stick, to put, to insert, to pin
195stattfindento take place, to happen
196schützento defend, to protect, to shelter, to guard
197diskutierento discuss
198greifento grab, to grasp, to grip
199verbessernto improve , to enhance
200dauernto last, to continue, to persist
201reagieren+ accusative) to react, to respond
202betonento emphasize
203informierento inform, to update
204gründento build
205organisierento organize
206benötigento need, to require
207kämpfento fight, to struggle
208passento fit
209startento start
210sichernto secure
211wohnento live, reside, dwell
212verdienento make money, to earn
213brechento break
214leidento suffer, to experience pain, sorrow, etc.
215zwingento force, to compel, to make
216vermittelnto mediate
217essento eat
218aufbauento build, to construct, to erect
219erhebento raise, lift
220stoßento push, to shove, to thrust
221erwähnento mention
222stammento descend, to originate, to be derived
223ausgehento go out
224kostento cost
225äußernto utter, to say, to express
226präsentierento present, to showcase
227untersuchento examine, investigate
228merkento notice
229existierento exist
230betragento amount to, to be
231anfangento begin, to commence
232bemerkento notice, to perceive
233berücksichtigento consider, regard, take into account or consideration
234treibento drive , to propel, to force
235verzichtento give up, go without, live without, make do without, do without, formal: forgo, dispense with
236fassento gird, to surround, to confine into a form
237erstellento create
238vermeidento avoid
239schickento send
240gelangento get to a place
241drehento turn
242betreibento run, to operate
243einstellento hire
244verpflichtento oblige somebody, make somebody promise
245beweisento prove
246eröffnento open
247gestaltento form, to shape, to create
248ersetzen) to replace, to substitute
249klingento ring, to clink
250erweisen) to prove, to show
251ausschließento exclude, to debar,
252versprechento promise
253fangento catch
254herstellento produce, manufacture
255begründento make an argument for something, to justify, to give a reason
256lautento read
257endento end
258verbietento forbid, prohibit
259zerstörento destroy, demolish, devastate, eliminate
260übertragento transfer, transmit
261prüfento examine
262beitragento contribute to
263gebärento give birth, referring to labour, or to labour and pregnancy as a whole
264verweisento refer
265tötento kill
266produzierento produce
267erzeugento produce
268drückento press, to push
269durchsetzento establish, to enforce, to cause to become prevalent, accepted, or effective
270ankommento arrive
271verletzento hurt, to injure
272schlafento sleep
273erzielento achieve, to obtain, to attain, to reach, to arrive, to realize
274kritisierento criticize, to criticise
275akzeptierento accept, to approve, to take, to agree to
276drohento threaten
277genießento enjoy , to relish, to savor
278beendento finish, to complete, to end
279umsetzento implement, to realize
280singento sing
281begleitento accompany
282definierento define
283vorbereitento prepare
284abschließento end, to finish or complete
285aussehento look, seem
286belegento cover
287herrschento rule, to reign, to have dominion
288sammelnto gather, to assemble, to collect
289eingehento enter, to go inside
290hinweisento portend
291spürento sense, to detect, to perceive
292fliegento fly, to travel by air
293reduzierento reduce
294vergleichento compare
295einführento introduce, to begin
296beschränkento limit, to restrict
297empfindento feel, to sense, to perceive something through the sense organs.
298teilnehmento participate
299ablehnento decline, refuse, reject, turn down
300bestellento order
301trinkento drink by mouth)
302feiernto celebrate, to party, applicable from the most solemn to the most revelrous forms
303hebento lift, to raise
304konzentrierento concentrate, focus
305auftretento occur, appear, arise
306wahrnehmento sense, to perceive, to apprehend, to notice
307prägento mint
308anwendento use, apply, utilize or deploy
309wechselnto change, to exchange
310lachento laugh
311retten+ dative) to save, to rescue
312sendento broadcast, to transmit
313festlegento set, to determine
314dankento thank
315beantwortento answer
316begreifento grasp fully, to comprehend, to conceive, to fathom
317beeinflussento influence
318verteilento distribute
319sinkento sink, to submerge, to set, to fall from the sky
320ladento load e.g. into a container or onto a vehicle, to load up
321beachtento note, notice, observe
322trennento separate, sever, part, disunite, uncouple, segregate, unjoin, disjoin
323kümmernto take care, to look after
324überzeugento convince
325warnento warn, to caution, to admonish
326behaltento keep
327schätzento estimate, to guess, to suppose, to assume
328bemühento make an effort
329begegnento meet, to encounter, to come across
330umfassento encompass
331verursachento cause, to induce
332überprüfento check
333achtento care about, to pay attention to
334verbringento spend, to pass
335anerkennento acknowledge
336erfassento grasp, grip
337studierento study at university or college level, to be a student
338verhaltento behave
339formulierento frame, formulate
340einrichtento establish
341umgehento avoid, bypass, to go around
342gefallento please, to appeal to
343verbreitento put about, spread, circulate, disseminate sth.
344zitierento cite, to quote
345störento disturb, to interfere, to bother
346vorsehento look from behind something
347begrüßento welcome
348zeichnento draw
349ansprechento speak to, to address
350unternehmento undertake
351verfassento write, to compose, to draft, to prepare
352verurteilento convict, condemn, sentence
353anzeigento display, to show
354lehnento lean
355angebento indicate, specify
356vermutento assume, suppose, presume, suspect, guess
357erwerbento earn, gain, acquire
358kontrollierento control
359zulassento allow
360erfordernto necessitate, to require
361anlegento create
362springento spring, to leap, to bounce
363scheiternto fail, to conclude unsuccessfully
364pflegenProviding care or service for someone/something.
365ausführento take out
366aufgebento give up on
367übento practise, to drill, to train
368fürchtento fear
369eintretento enter, to come into
370vornehmento undertake
371blickento look
372abgebento give up, relinquish, let go, concede, hand over, etc.
373einladento invite
374festhaltento hold, to adhere
375kündigento cancel, to terminate
376erweiternto extend, to expand
377stärkento strengthen
378beruhento consist
379verabschiedento say goodbye, to take leave
380leitento lead
381genügento suffice, to do enough, to be enough
382befreiento free , to liberate
383ergänzento fill, fill out, complete
384ausdrückento squeeze, to squeeze out
385absehento foresee
386gewährleistento ensure
387bereitento prepare, to make
388wiederholento repeat
389bindento bind, to tie, to fasten something by means of a string etc.
390regelnto regulate
391kehrento sweep
392klärento clarify, to clear up , to fill in unknown details, to resolve, to sort out
393anpassento adapt, to adjust
394vorlegento present, to submit
395angehento concern, regard
396schenkento give as a present, to gift
397orientierento orient oneself, to orientate oneself
398widmento dedicate, to devote
399finanzierento pay for, to finance, to fund
400gewährento grant, to allow

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