German verbs
2,517 german verbs, most common first, with CEFR level and audio.
werden
will, to be going to, forms the future tense
einen
to unite, to unify
haben
to have; to own
sein
his
können
to be able to; can
machen
to make, to produce, to create (an object, arrangement, situation, etc.)
leben
to live, to be alive
müssen
to have to (do something); must; to be obliged (to do something); to need (to do something)
sondern
but (rather), instead (after a negation)
lassen
to allow; to permit; to let
kommen
to come; to arrive
wollen
to want; to wish
sehen
to see; to have sight
sagen
to say (to pronounce; communicate verbally)
gehen
to go, to walk
finden
to find; to discover
geben
to give (changing ownership)
tun
to do (to perform or execute an action)
wissen
to know; to be aware of (a fact)
meinen
to think, to believe
sollen
should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall
stehen
to stand (to be upright, support oneself in an erect position)
fragen
to ask
nehmen
to take (something into one's possession or on one's body)
bekommen
to receive; to get
spielen
to play (engage in some activity for fun or entertainment)
arbeiten
to work
gewesen
been (past participle of sein)
unternehmen
to undertake
stellen
to put, place, position (someone or something) so that it stands upright
bleiben
to remain (to continue to be)
halten
to hold (an object in one's hands)
essen
to eat
erhalten
to receive (something given, sent, won, etc.)
bringen
to bring, to fetch, to take, to convey, to bear
zeigen
to show
gefunden
found, located
schreiben
to write, to write out (use letters to make words and texts)
treffen
to meet; to encounter
denken
to think; to believe
lesen
to read
dürfen
to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may
liegen
to lie (to be in a horizontal position)
fahren
to go (by vehicle); to travel
passiert
happened; happens (forms of passieren)
helfen
to help (someone); to assist; to aid
suchen
to search, to look for
folgen
to follow (on the same path or in a sequence)
kosten
to cost
verstehen
to understand
brauchen
to need, to be in need of, to require
tagen
to meet
stimmt
is true; is correct (form of stimmen)
vergessen
to forget (lose remembrance of)
zahlen
to pay
kaufen
to buy, to purchase
reden
to talk, to speak, to orate
lernen
to learn, to acquire knowledge
führen
to lead
sprechen
to speak (some language, the truth, etc.)
jungen
to give birth to young; to have a litter (of animals)
glauben
to believe something (to consider true)
einigen
to agree; to reach an agreement (sich einigen auf)
schaffen
to create, to call into being
setzen
to put; to place; to seat
hören
to hear (to perceive sounds (or a sound) through the ear)
rahmen
to frame
kennen
to know; to be acquainted with; to be familiar with
sorgen
to take care of, to care for, to look after
ziehen
to pull; to drag
laufen
to run; to walk
gleichen
to be like, to equal to, to resemble
versuchen
to try; to attempt
tragen
to wear (clothing, a uniform, glasses)
gehören
to belong to, be the property of
nutzen
to make use of; to deploy; to exploit; to harness; to take (the opportunity of)
erreichen
to reach (to attain by stretching)
warten
to wait (for)
gewinnen
to win; to be victorious
grünen
to be green; to become green
gefallen
to please; to appeal to [with dative ‘someone’] (idiomatically translated by English like with the dative object as the subject)
erklären
to explain, to make clear
schauen
to watch out, to take care; to make sure, to see to it
stimmen
to tune
verlassen
to leave, to abandon; to depart, to forsake
fallen
to fall; to drop
wählen
to choose, to select
ändern
to change, to alter
teilen
to divide
freuen
to look forward to
entscheiden
to decide, to make a decision
erkennen
to realize, detect, see, know, identify, discover, understand
nennen
to name (to give a name to)
erfahren
to find out, learn, to come to know
sitzen
to sit; to perch
gründen
to found, to establish (a community, settlement, organization, company, etc.)
verhalten
restrained; subdued; cautious
rechten
to argue
linken
to trick, to con, to deceive (someone) - colloquial
erwarten
to expect, to consider likely
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