German words that start with G
686 German words beginning with G, most common first, with meaning, example and audio.
gut
well (accurately, competently, satisfactorily)
das Gut
commodity, property, possession, good
gegen
against
ganz
all (with definite article or determiner)
gerade
now (at the moment)
gehen
to go, to walk
genau
exact
gar
at all; even
geben
to give (changing ownership)
das Geld
money
gleich
alike
gerne
don't mention it, not at all, you're welcome
die Geschichte
history
gewesen
been (past participle of sein)
der Grund
reason; motive, cause
genug
enough, sufficient, in an adequate way
gefunden
found, located
die Gesellschaft
society, the public (abstract concept of an organised social group or a local population in general)
gegenüber
on the opposite side
der Gott
god
die Gruppe
group
das Glück
happiness, joy, bliss (state or emotion)
groß
big, large, large-scale
gegeben
given
gestern
yesterday
gern
willingly; gladly; with pleasure; usually expressed verbally in English, with like, enjoy etc
glauben
to believe something (to consider true)
gemeinsam
together, jointly
gleichzeitig
at the same time, simultaneously
das Gefühl
feeling (either physical sensation or emotion)
gleichen
to be like, to equal to, to resemble
das Gesicht
face
gehören
to belong to, be the property of
die Gemeinde
municipality
gewinnen
to win; to be victorious
gestellt
staged; contrived; faked
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)
der Grad
degree
genauso
just as, just the same
die Gefahr
danger, hazard, peril, risk
genannt
called, mentioned, named
gewählt
chosen, elected
das Gebäude
building, edifice, structure
das Gesetz
law, legal act, bill, statute
Gott sei Dank
fortunately; luckily
das Gold
gold (chemical element, Au)
die Gewalt
violence
gründen
to found, to establish (a community, settlement, organization, company, etc.)
glücklich
happy; both momentarily and generally in life
gefragt
in demand; requested; asked for
Gut gespielt!
Well played!
grenzen
to border
die Größe
size, height
geführt
guided, conducted
die Grenze
border
gewonnen
gained, won
das Gericht
court (of justice)
das Gebiet
territory
gute Reise
have a good trip
geschafft
exhausted
das Gespräch
conversation, chat, talk (conversing between people or parties, either for pleasure or for business)
gelten
to be valid; to count; to hold true
geboren werden
to be born
getroffen
hurt, stung, cut (emotionally affected)
genutzt
used, utilized, in use
gesetzt
seeded (in the draw)
gestorben
died (past participle of sterben)
gehalten
kept, designed (in a certain style or manner)
der Geburtstag
birthday
der Gegensatz
contrast (im Gegensatz zu = in contrast to, unlike)
grundsätzlich
based on principle
geschehen
to occur; to happen
das Grün
green (color)
gebaut
built
gelernt
skilled, trained
der Garten
garden, yard (grounds at the front or back of a house)
der Gegner
adversary, opponent, enemy
der General
general (officer in any general rank)
geschlossen
shut; closed; locked
das Gewissen
conscience (moral sense or faculty)
die Grundlage
foundation
geplant
proposed, scheduled, planned
das Geschäft
shop, store (establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well)
die Gelegenheit
opportunity, chance, instance, occasion
geil
great; cool; awesome
die Gesundheit
health (state of being in good physical condition and free from illness)
die Generation
generation
der Geist
ghost
die Gegend
area, region
der Gewinn
winnings, prize
geändert
changed
das Glas
glass
geschickt
adept, habile, skillful, clever
genießen
to enjoy (an experience); to relish; to savor
der Gang
motion, movement, progress, way, going
das Gerät
device, tool, appliance, machine
gefährlich
dangerous, hazardous
gebraucht
used
das Gegenteil
opposite (contrary thing)
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