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The 750 most common verbs in German 🇩🇪

692 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
401zurückkehrento return
402sparento save up, to accumulate, to put aside
403empfangento receive
404tauchento dive
405ergreifento seize, capture
406verlaufento get lost, stray
407stürzento fall down, to drop, to tumble
408steigernto increase, to raise
409landento land
410aussetzento expose
411bedienento serve
412rechtfertigento justify
413schießento shoot, to fire
414stützento support, to underpin
415überwindento overcome, to get over
416auslösento trigger, to initiate, to cause
417speichernto store, save
418vorliegento be existent, to be there, to be present, to be available
419unterhaltento maintain
420überlassento relinquish something and leave it to someone else
421besetzento occupy
422verwandeln+ accusative, or with zu ) to change , to transform, transmute
423deutento interpret
424befassento attend to, to deal with, to engage oneself in, to delve into
425verleihento award , to confer
426bewirkento bring about
427bearbeitento edit
428befürchtento fear , be afraid of
429realisierento realize
430kriegento get
431wagento dare
432errichtento build, construct
433nachweisento prove, verify, establish, demonstrate , to substantiate, to provide proof of
434reißento tear , to pull apart, to rip
435drängento press, to push
436füllento fill
437erläuternto explain
438ermittelnto ascertain, determine, detect, identify
439senkento lower
440verteidigento defend
441profitierento benefit
442lohnento be worthwhile
443schreiento shout, to yell, to cry, to scream, to howl
444reisento travel
445ausübento practice / practise, to exert
446messento measure
447bewertento evaluate, assess
448rückento move, to push
449beurteilento form an opinion on, to judge
450integrierento integrate
451aufhebento pick up
452verstärkento reinforce
453vergebento forgive
454nachdenken+ accusative) to think, to reflect, to ponder
455vorkommento occur, happen
456fortsetzento continue with something
457verbergen+ dative) to hide, conceal from view, keep secret
458lehrento teach a class, a subject, to be a teacher
459kommentierento comment, to comment on
460anschließento connect, to attach
461entziehento revoke
462einnehmento conquer
463registrierento register
464fügento join
465fließento flow
466schiebento push, to shove
467erteilento issue to, to give to
468erleichternto facilitate, make easier
469ausmachento turn off, switch off
470bewahrento keep, to preserve
471berührento touch
472aufstellento establish, to postulate
473gefährdento endanger, compromise
474berufento refer to , to invoke
475beinhaltento comprise, to contain, to include, to involve
476versetzento move, displace, especially something heavy or fixed
477vereinbarento agree upon
478erledigento free, to liberate, to release
479angreifento attack
480versichernto insure
481betretento enter, to go or come into
482beherrschento master
483installierento install
484investierento invest
485löschento quench
486garencook for eating)
487auffordernto ask, request
488zurückführento restore or return
489verstecken+ dative) to conceal
490beseitigento dispose of , remove, eliminate
491ausgebento spend, to expend, to pay out + accusative)
492unterliegento be defeated
493sicherstellento seize, confiscate a physical object as a measure to avert danger
494versendento ship, to dispatch
495begehento commit, perpetrate
496schadento hurt, to be harmful
497zustimmento agree to/on/with something
498packento pack , to get packed
499überraschento surprise
500beratento discuss
501einbringento bring in, harvest, yield, fetch
502aufweisento feature, ascribe the greatest importance to
503kennzeichnento flag, to mark
504begebento go, to make one's way, to repair
505basierento base
506verschaffento provide, supply, procure
507vergehento pass, to elapse
508vollziehento put into practice, to implement, accomplish, carry out
509vorschlagento propose, to suggest
510streichento stroke
511versehento perform
512verschiebento move, to shift
513verweigernto refuse
514übersetzen+ accusative, or with aus ) to translate, to interpret
515deckento cover
516versorgento look after
517übergebento hand over
518erlangento achieve, to obtain, to gain
519garantierento guarantee
520einschränkento constrain
521ablegento take off
522gestehento confess, to admit , to make known
523weißento whiten
524widersprechento object
525überlebento survive
526spiegelnto mirror
527testento test
528weckento wake, to wake up
529ausbauento extend
530benennento name, give a name to
531auflösento break up, dissipate, sever
532auswählento choose, to select, to pick
533identifizierento identify
534verwirklichento substantiate, realize
535erarbeitento work out
536ausrichtento align
537steuernto steer, to navigate, to pilot
538wundernto surprise
539bekämpfento fight , to combat
540schweigento be silent, to keep quiet
541entnehmento take from
542aufhaltento halt, to stop, to hold up
543analysierento analyze
544entschließento decide
545verratento betray, to be disloyal to
546ignorierento ignore
547auftauchento come up
548überschreitento exceed
549einbeziehento include
550dokumentierento document
551erbringento render, yield, produce, give, furnish
552träumento dream
553engagierento engage
554anweisento instruct
555angehörento belong to
556dringento insist, to press
557anschauento look at, to behold, to observe , to view
558herausfindento find out
559klickento click
560räumento clear
561bedingento have agreed upon as a contractual term
562hinterlassento leave behind
563aufrufento call, to call for
564schildernto depict , to narrate, tell vividly
565entfernento remove
566nähernto approach, to come near
567verlegento displace, to mislay
568entschuldigento excuse
569wehrento fight
570unterbrechento interrupt
571bedenkento consider, bethink
572auffallento stand out, to be noticeable
573klappento clap
574zusammenfassento summarize, to sum up
575vorgehento proceed
576beantragento apply for
577demonstrierento demonstrate
578stoppento stop
579vernichtento destroy, to ruin, to wreck
580entlassento release
581abnehmento take off
582heiratento marry, to get married
583konfrontierento confront
584erfindento invent
585veranlassento cause, to prompt, to arrange for, to bring about
586erwachsento grow up, to grow
587brennento burn, to light on fire
588anrufento call by telephone, to ring
589interpretierento interpret
590klagento complain
591anbringento add
592verringernto abate, to reduce, to lessen
593verzeichnento record, list, enter, register
594zunehmento increase
595voraussetzento presuppose or assume
596weinento weep, cry
597vertreibento force to leave, to drive away
598lenkento steer, drive
599aufhörento stop, to quit, to cease
600zugebento add
601unterrichtento teach, to school
602eintragento endorse
603gestattento allow
604ratento advise, to recommend
605verdankento owe
606begeisternto fill with enthusiasm, to enthuse, to thrill
607durchfahrento cross while driving, to traverse, to drive through
608veranstaltento organize, to arrange, to stage
609bedrohento threaten, menace
610neigento incline, slant, tilt, bend, lower
611zielento aim at a physical target
612pressento press
613zukommento come towards, come up to, to approach
614übersehento overlook, disregard, ignore
615antretento arrive, to present oneself
616lächelnto smile
617werbento recruit, to enlist
618aufzeigento point out, to demonstrate, to show
619zurückziehento pull back, to withdraw
620rennento run, to race, to sprint
621zuordnento determine the place of in an order: to assign or classify
622streitento argue, to fight, to quarrel
623austauschento exchange
624einhaltento keep, stick to, follow, observe, maintain, abide by, comply with
625trauento trust
626entfaltento unfold
627einleitento commence, initiate, trigger, instigate, start
628verarbeitento process, to handle, to manufacture
629kennenlernenAlternative spelling of kennen lernen
630verlängernto lengthen
631erleidento suffer, to endure, to undergo
632betreuento look after, to take care
633gewöhnento get used to, to accustom oneself to, to adapt to
634gleichento be like , to equal , to resemble
635wandernto hike
636bestreitento deny
637schneidento cut, to carve, to slice
638abhaltento keep off, away, or out, to hold off
639unterwerfento subdue, to subordinate +
640einigento unite or unify
641lockento lure, to entice, to tempt
642unterstellento put beneath, to shelter under
643besprechento discuss
644betento pray
645mitnehmento take with, to carry along
646abbauento dismantle, disassemble
647berechnento calculate
648anstrebento strive, to seek, to target, to pursue
649fliehento flee, to escape
650verhaftento stop moving and instead stick, or make or become bound
651hindernto impede
652beklagento pity, to lament
653ausfallento fail, malfunction
654tanzento dance
655bewältigento handle, to cope with, to get over
656eignento suit, to be apt
657auszeichnento distinguish
658verhandelnto negotiate, to debate
659ausbildento educate
660ahnento suspect, guess
661unterzeichnento sign
662druckento print
663bevorzugento favor, to prefer
664ruhento rest, to sleep
665etablierento establish
666vorwerfento throw at, throw forward
667anregento encourage
668ordnento put in order, to order, to arrange
669tagento meet
670hassento hate
671entfallento drop or be dropped
672hervorrufento arouse, to evoke, to induce, to cause, to bring about
673belastento burden
674hinzufügento say , to add
675markierento mark
676regierento govern
677vertrauen+ accusative) to trust, to place confidence in
678unterbringento accommodate
679weichento move farther away, to make room, to yield or
680korrigierento correct
681erlassento issue , to promulgate, to enact
682beeinträchtigento impair, to mar, to tarnish
683argumentierento argue
684aktivierento activate, to enable
685rechento rake
686aufführento perform
687wertento rate
688nützenAlternative form of nutzen
689entwerfento sketch, to draft
690abschaffento abolish, to annul, to discontinue, to get rid of
691erschließento exploit or develop
692beruhigento calm down, to quiet

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