The 500 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

reagieren

(verb)

+ accusative) to react, to respond

betonen

(verb)

to emphasize

informieren

(verb)

to inform, to update

gründen

(verb)

to build

organisieren

(verb)

to organize

benötigen

(verb)

to need, to require

kämpfen

(verb)

to fight, to struggle

passen

(verb)

to fit

starten

(verb)

to start

sichern

(verb)

to secure

wohnen

(verb)

to live, reside, dwell

verdienen

(verb)

to make money, to earn

brechen

(verb)

to break

leiden

(verb)

to suffer, to experience pain, sorrow, etc.

zwingen

(verb)

to force, to compel, to make

vermitteln

(verb)

to mediate

essen

(verb)

to eat

aufbauen

(verb)

to build, to construct, to erect

erheben

(verb)

to raise, lift

stoßen

(verb)

to push, to shove, to thrust

erwähnen

(verb)

to mention

stammen

(verb)

to descend, to originate, to be derived

ausgehen

(verb)

to go out

kosten

(verb)

to cost

äußern

(verb)

to utter, to say, to express

präsentieren

(verb)

to present, to showcase

untersuchen

(verb)

to examine, investigate

merken

(verb)

to notice

existieren

(verb)

to exist

betragen

(verb)

to amount to, to be

anfangen

(verb)

to begin, to commence

bemerken

(verb)

to notice, to perceive

berücksichtigen

(verb)

to consider, regard, take into account or consideration

treiben

(verb)

to drive , to propel, to force

verzichten

(verb)

to give up, go without, live without, make do without, do without, formal: forgo, dispense with

fassen

(verb)

to gird, to surround, to confine into a form

erstellen

(verb)

to create

vermeiden

(verb)

to avoid

schicken

(verb)

to send

gelangen

(verb)

to get to a place

drehen

(verb)

to turn

betreiben

(verb)

to run, to operate

einstellen

(verb)

to hire

verpflichten

(verb)

to oblige somebody, make somebody promise

beweisen

(verb)

to prove

eröffnen

(verb)

to open

gestalten

(verb)

to form, to shape, to create

ersetzen

(verb)

) to replace, to substitute

klingen

(verb)

to ring, to clink

erweisen

(verb)

) to prove, to show

ausschließen

(verb)

to exclude, to debar,

versprechen

(verb)

to promise

fangen

(verb)

to catch

herstellen

(verb)

to produce, manufacture

begründen

(verb)

to make an argument for something, to justify, to give a reason

lauten

(verb)

to read

enden

(verb)

to end

verbieten

(verb)

to forbid, prohibit

zerstören

(verb)

to destroy, demolish, devastate, eliminate

übertragen

(verb)

to transfer, transmit

prüfen

(verb)

to examine

beitragen

(verb)

to contribute to

gebären

(verb)

to give birth, referring to labour, or to labour and pregnancy as a whole

verweisen

(verb)

to refer

töten

(verb)

to kill

produzieren

(verb)

to produce

erzeugen

(verb)

to produce

drücken

(verb)

to press, to push

durchsetzen

(verb)

to establish, to enforce, to cause to become prevalent, accepted, or effective

ankommen

(verb)

to arrive

verletzen

(verb)

to hurt, to injure

schlafen

(verb)

to sleep

erzielen

(verb)

to achieve, to obtain, to attain, to reach, to arrive, to realize

kritisieren

(verb)

to criticize, to criticise

akzeptieren

(verb)

to accept, to approve, to take, to agree to

drohen

(verb)

to threaten

genießen

(verb)

to enjoy , to relish, to savor

beenden

(verb)

to finish, to complete, to end

umsetzen

(verb)

to implement, to realize

singen

(verb)

to sing

begleiten

(verb)

to accompany

definieren

(verb)

to define

vorbereiten

(verb)

to prepare

abschließen

(verb)

to end, to finish or complete

aussehen

(verb)

to look, seem

belegen

(verb)

to cover

herrschen

(verb)

to rule, to reign, to have dominion

sammeln

(verb)

to gather, to assemble, to collect

eingehen

(verb)

to enter, to go inside

hinweisen

(verb)

to portend

spüren

(verb)

to sense, to detect, to perceive

fliegen

(verb)

to fly, to travel by air

reduzieren

(verb)

to reduce

vergleichen

(verb)

to compare

einführen

(verb)

to introduce, to begin

beschränken

(verb)

to limit, to restrict

empfinden

(verb)

to feel, to sense, to perceive something through the sense organs.

teilnehmen

(verb)

to participate

ablehnen

(verb)

to decline, refuse, reject, turn down

bestellen

(verb)

to order

trinken

(verb)

to drink by mouth)

feiern

(verb)

to celebrate, to party, applicable from the most solemn to the most revelrous forms

heben

(verb)

to lift, to raise

konzentrieren

(verb)

to concentrate, focus

auftreten

(verb)

to occur, appear, arise

wahrnehmen

(verb)

to sense, to perceive, to apprehend, to notice

prägen

(verb)

to mint

anwenden

(verb)

to use, apply, utilize or deploy

wechseln

(verb)

to change, to exchange

lachen

(verb)

to laugh

retten

(verb)

+ dative) to save, to rescue

senden

(verb)

to broadcast, to transmit

festlegen

(verb)

to set, to determine

danken

(verb)

to thank

beantworten

(verb)

to answer

begreifen

(verb)

to grasp fully, to comprehend, to conceive, to fathom

beeinflussen

(verb)

to influence

verteilen

(verb)

to distribute

sinken

(verb)

to sink, to submerge, to set, to fall from the sky

laden

(verb)

to load e.g. into a container or onto a vehicle, to load up

beachten

(verb)

to note, notice, observe

trennen

(verb)

to separate, sever, part, disunite, uncouple, segregate, unjoin, disjoin

kümmern

(verb)

to take care, to look after

überzeugen

(verb)

to convince

warnen

(verb)

to warn, to caution, to admonish

behalten

(verb)

to keep

schätzen

(verb)

to estimate, to guess, to suppose, to assume

bemühen

(verb)

to make an effort

begegnen

(verb)

to meet, to encounter, to come across

umfassen

(verb)

to encompass

verursachen

(verb)

to cause, to induce

überprüfen

(verb)

to check

achten

(verb)

to care about, to pay attention to

verbringen

(verb)

to spend, to pass

anerkennen

(verb)

to acknowledge

erfassen

(verb)

to grasp, grip

studieren

(verb)

to study at university or college level, to be a student

verhalten

(verb)

to behave

formulieren

(verb)

to frame, formulate

einrichten

(verb)

to establish

umgehen

(verb)

to avoid, bypass, to go around

gefallen

(verb)

to please, to appeal to

verbreiten

(verb)

to put about, spread, circulate, disseminate sth.

zitieren

(verb)

to cite, to quote

stören

(verb)

to disturb, to interfere, to bother

vorsehen

(verb)

to look from behind something

begrüßen

(verb)

to welcome

zeichnen

(verb)

to draw

ansprechen

(verb)

to speak to, to address

unternehmen

(verb)

to undertake

verfassen

(verb)

to write, to compose, to draft, to prepare

verurteilen

(verb)

to convict, condemn, sentence

anzeigen

(verb)

to display, to show

lehnen

(verb)

to lean

angeben

(verb)

to indicate, specify

vermuten

(verb)

to assume, suppose, presume, suspect, guess

erwerben

(verb)

to earn, gain, acquire

kontrollieren

(verb)

to control

zulassen

(verb)

to allow

erfordern

(verb)

to necessitate, to require

anlegen

(verb)

to create

springen

(verb)

to spring, to leap, to bounce

scheitern

(verb)

to fail, to conclude unsuccessfully

pflegen

(verb)

Providing care or service for someone/something.

ausführen

(verb)

to take out

aufgeben

(verb)

to give up on

üben

(verb)

to practise, to drill, to train

fürchten

(verb)

to fear

eintreten

(verb)

to enter, to come into

vornehmen

(verb)

to undertake

blicken

(verb)

to look

abgeben

(verb)

to give up, relinquish, let go, concede, hand over, etc.

einladen

(verb)

to invite

festhalten

(verb)

to hold, to adhere

kündigen

(verb)

to cancel, to terminate

erweitern

(verb)

to extend, to expand

stärken

(verb)

to strengthen

beruhen

(verb)

to consist

verabschieden

(verb)

to say goodbye, to take leave

leiten

(verb)

to lead

genügen

(verb)

to suffice, to do enough, to be enough

befreien

(verb)

to free , to liberate

ergänzen

(verb)

to fill, fill out, complete

ausdrücken

(verb)

to squeeze, to squeeze out

absehen

(verb)

to foresee

gewährleisten

(verb)

to ensure

bereiten

(verb)

to prepare, to make

wiederholen

(verb)

to repeat

binden

(verb)

to bind, to tie, to fasten something by means of a string etc.

regeln

(verb)

to regulate

kehren

(verb)

to sweep

klären

(verb)

to clarify, to clear up , to fill in unknown details, to resolve, to sort out

anpassen

(verb)

to adapt, to adjust

vorlegen

(verb)

to present, to submit

angehen

(verb)

to concern, regard

schenken

(verb)

to give as a present, to gift

orientieren

(verb)

to orient oneself, to orientate oneself

widmen

(verb)

to dedicate, to devote

finanzieren

(verb)

to pay for, to finance, to fund

gewähren

(verb)

to grant, to allow

zurückkehren

(verb)

to return

sparen

(verb)

to save up, to accumulate, to put aside

empfangen

(verb)

to receive

tauchen

(verb)

to dive

ergreifen

(verb)

to seize, capture

verlaufen

(verb)

to get lost, stray

stürzen

(verb)

to fall down, to drop, to tumble

steigern

(verb)

to increase, to raise

landen

(verb)

to land

aussetzen

(verb)

to expose

bedienen

(verb)

to serve

rechtfertigen

(verb)

to justify

schießen

(verb)

to shoot, to fire

stützen

(verb)

to support, to underpin

überwinden

(verb)

to overcome, to get over

auslösen

(verb)

to trigger, to initiate, to cause

speichern

(verb)

to store, save

vorliegen

(verb)

to be existent, to be there, to be present, to be available

unterhalten

(verb)

to maintain

überlassen

(verb)

to relinquish something and leave it to someone else

besetzen

(verb)

to occupy

verwandeln

(verb)

+ accusative, or with zu ) to change , to transform, transmute

deuten

(verb)

to interpret

befassen

(verb)

to attend to, to deal with, to engage oneself in, to delve into

verleihen

(verb)

to award , to confer

bewirken

(verb)

to bring about

bearbeiten

(verb)

to edit

befürchten

(verb)

to fear , be afraid of

realisieren

(verb)

to realize

kriegen

(verb)

to get

wagen

(verb)

to dare

errichten

(verb)

to build, construct

nachweisen

(verb)

to prove, verify, establish, demonstrate , to substantiate, to provide proof of

reißen

(verb)

to tear , to pull apart, to rip

drängen

(verb)

to press, to push

füllen

(verb)

to fill

erläutern

(verb)

to explain

ermitteln

(verb)

to ascertain, determine, detect, identify

senken

(verb)

to lower

verteidigen

(verb)

to defend

profitieren

(verb)

to benefit

lohnen

(verb)

to be worthwhile

schreien

(verb)

to shout, to yell, to cry, to scream, to howl

reisen

(verb)

to travel

ausüben

(verb)

to practice / practise, to exert

messen

(verb)

to measure

bewerten

(verb)

to evaluate, assess

rücken

(verb)

to move, to push

beurteilen

(verb)

to form an opinion on, to judge

integrieren

(verb)

to integrate

aufheben

(verb)

to pick up

verstärken

(verb)

to reinforce

vergeben

(verb)

to forgive

nachdenken

(verb)

+ accusative) to think, to reflect, to ponder

vorkommen

(verb)

to occur, happen

fortsetzen

(verb)

to continue with something

verbergen

(verb)

+ dative) to hide, conceal from view, keep secret

lehren

(verb)

to teach a class, a subject, to be a teacher

kommentieren

(verb)

to comment, to comment on

anschließen

(verb)

to connect, to attach

entziehen

(verb)

to revoke

einnehmen

(verb)

to conquer

registrieren

(verb)

to register

fügen

(verb)

to join

fließen

(verb)

to flow

schieben

(verb)

to push, to shove

erteilen

(verb)

to issue to, to give to

erleichtern

(verb)

to facilitate, make easier

ausmachen

(verb)

to turn off, switch off

bewahren

(verb)

to keep, to preserve

berühren

(verb)

to touch

aufstellen

(verb)

to establish, to postulate

gefährden

(verb)

to endanger, compromise

berufen

(verb)

to refer to , to invoke

beinhalten

(verb)

to comprise, to contain, to include, to involve

versetzen

(verb)

to move, displace, especially something heavy or fixed

vereinbaren

(verb)

to agree upon

erledigen

(verb)

to free, to liberate, to release

angreifen

(verb)

to attack

versichern

(verb)

to insure

betreten

(verb)

to enter, to go or come into

beherrschen

(verb)

to master

installieren

(verb)

to install

investieren

(verb)

to invest

löschen

(verb)

to quench

garen

(verb)

cook for eating)

auffordern

(verb)

to ask, request

zurückführen

(verb)

to restore or return

verstecken

(verb)

+ dative) to conceal

beseitigen

(verb)

to dispose of , remove, eliminate

ausgeben

(verb)

to spend, to expend, to pay out + accusative)

unterliegen

(verb)

to be defeated

sicherstellen

(verb)

to seize, confiscate a physical object as a measure to avert danger

versenden

(verb)

to ship, to dispatch

begehen

(verb)

to commit, perpetrate

schaden

(verb)

to hurt, to be harmful

zustimmen

(verb)

to agree to/on/with something

packen

(verb)

to pack , to get packed

überraschen

(verb)

to surprise

beraten

(verb)

to discuss

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