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German vocabulary · Topic 6 of 10

Everyday Verbs in German

German verbs change their ending for each person: ich esse, du isst, wir essen. Some, like anrufen, split in two in a sentence: Ich rufe dich morgen an. These 100 verbs are shown in the infinitive, the form you find in a dictionary.

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  1. 1to beverbsein
  2. 2to haveverbhaben
  3. 3to goverbgehenby vehicle: fahren
  4. 4to eatverbessen
  5. 5to drinkverbtrinken
  6. 6to speakverbsprechen
  7. 7to do / to makeverbmachenalso: tun
  8. 8to wantverbwollenpolitely: möchten
  9. 9to likeverbmögen"I like it": es gefällt mir
  10. 10to loveverblieben
  11. 11to sleepverbschlafen
  12. 12to comeverbkommen
  13. 13to know (a fact)verbwissen
  14. 14to know (a person or place)verbkennen
  15. 15to seeverbsehen
  16. 16to look / to watchverbansehenalso: schauen; TV: fernsehen
  17. 17to hearverbhören
  18. 18to listenverbzuhörenmusic: hören
  19. 19to readverblesen
  20. 20to writeverbschreiben
  21. 21to workverbarbeiten
  22. 22to studyverblernenat university: studieren
  23. 23to learnverblernen
  24. 24to teachverbunterrichtenalso: beibringen
  25. 25to understandverbverstehen
  26. 26to sayverbsagen
  27. 27to tellverberzählenalso: sagen
  28. 28to askverbfragento ask for: bitten
  29. 29to answerverbantworten
  30. 30to thinkverbdenken
  31. 31to believeverbglauben
  32. 32to needverbbrauchen
  33. 33can (to be able to)verbkönnen
  34. 34must (to have to)verbmüssen
  35. 35to giveverbgeben
  36. 36to takeverbnehmen
  37. 37to buyverbkaufen
  38. 38to sellverbverkaufen
  39. 39to payverbbezahlenalso: zahlen
  40. 40to openverböffnenalso: aufmachen
  41. 41to closeverbschließenalso: zumachen
  42. 42to startverbanfangenalso: beginnen
  43. 43to finishverbbeendenalso: fertig machen
  44. 44to waitverbwarten
  45. 45to helpverbhelfen
  46. 46to liveverblebento reside: wohnen
  47. 47to walkverbgehenalso: laufen; for a stroll: spazieren gehen
  48. 48to runverbrennenalso: laufen
  49. 49to driveverbfahrenalso: Auto fahren
  50. 50to travelverbreisen
  51. 51to leaveverbabfahrenalso: gehen; to leave something: lassen
  52. 52to arriveverbankommen
  53. 53to come backverbzurückkommen
  54. 54to enterverbeintretenalso: reingehen
  55. 55to sit (down)verbsich setzento be sitting: sitzen
  56. 56to stand (up)verbaufstehento be standing: stehen
  57. 57to playverbspielen
  58. 58to singverbsingen
  59. 59to danceverbtanzen
  60. 60to swimverbschwimmen
  61. 61to cookverbkochen
  62. 62to cleanverbputzenalso: sauber machen
  63. 63to washverbwaschen
  64. 64to wearverbtragenalso: anhaben
  65. 65to putverblegenalso: stellen, tun
  66. 66to findverbfinden
  67. 67to look forverbsuchen
  68. 68to loseverbverlieren
  69. 69to winverbgewinnen
  70. 70to useverbbenutzenalso: verwenden
  71. 71to tryverbversuchento try out: probieren
  72. 72to call (phone)verbanrufento call out: rufen
  73. 73to sendverbschickenalso: senden
  74. 74to bringverbbringenalso: mitbringen
  75. 75to meetverbtreffenfor the first time: kennenlernen
  76. 76to rememberverbsich erinnern
  77. 77to forgetverbvergessen
  78. 78to feelverbfühlenalso: sich fühlen
  79. 79to laughverblachen
  80. 80to cryverbweinen
  81. 81to smileverblächeln
  82. 82to kissverbküssen
  83. 83to hugverbumarmen
  84. 84to changeverbändernalso: wechseln; clothes: sich umziehen
  85. 85to chooseverbwählenalso: aussuchen
  86. 86to showverbzeigen
  87. 87to carryverbtragen
  88. 88to wake upverbaufwachen
  89. 89to take a showerverbduschen
  90. 90to restverbsich ausruhen
  91. 91to breakverbbrechenobjects: kaputt machen
  92. 92to fallverbfallenalso: hinfallen
  93. 93to growverbwachsen
  94. 94to hopeverbhoffen
  95. 95to preferverbvorzieheneveryday: lieber mögen
  96. 96to stayverbbleiben
  97. 97to order (food)verbbestellen
  98. 98to visitverbbesuchen
  99. 99to inviteverbeinladen
  100. 100to explainverberklären

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Everyday Verbs in German: common questions

What are the most important German verbs to learn first?

Sein (to be) and haben (to have), plus the modal verbs können, müssen, and wollen. They are irregular, but they appear in almost every conversation and help you build many other sentences.

Why does the verb go to the end of German sentences?

In a main clause, the conjugated verb comes second, and a second verb part goes to the end: Ich möchte heute Pizza essen. After weil or dass, the conjugated verb moves to the end too.

What is the difference between gehen and fahren?

Gehen means to go on foot. Fahren means to go by car, bus, train, or bike. So Ich fahre nach Berlin is the normal sentence, unless you really plan to walk.

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