Common Verbs Flashcards
to arrive; succeed; matter
ankommen
to ask
fragen
to bathe
baden
to become; shall or will; be
werden
to begin
anfangen or beginnen
to believe
glauben
to break
brechen
to brush
bürsten
to buy
kaufen
to clean; refine; clarify
reinigen
to cook; boil; seethe
kochen
to correct
korrigieren
to weep; cry
weinen
to dance
tanzen
to make; do
machen
to draw; sign
zeichnen
to dream
träumen
to drink
trinken
to eat
essen
to explain
erklären
to feel; perceive
fühlen
finish
beenden
to forget
vergessen
to freeze; feel cold
frieren
get up
aufstehen
to go; walk
gehen
to hear; listen
hören
to help; aid; assist
helfen
to hold; stop; keep; consider
halten
to remain; stay; keep
bleiben
to pay
bezahlen or zahlen
to work
arbeiten
to come out; have enough of; make do; get along with
auskommen
to answer
antworten
to stop; delay; arrest
aufhalten
to open; present; feature
aufmachen
to bake
backen
to possess; own
besitzen
to order (goods); arrange; deliver (regards, message)
bestellen
to visit; attend
besuchen
to bring; present; take (convey); put; achieve; accomplish
bringen
to book; enter
buchen
to shop; buy
einkaufen
to think; have in mind
denken
to be permitted; be allowed; may
dürfen
to receive
empfangen
to recommend
empfehlen
to reply; retort; answer
entgegnen
to excuse; apologize
entschuldigen
to find out; learn; undergo; experience
erfahren
to permit
erlauben
to be startled/frightened
erschrecken
to travel; drive; ride; go
fahren
to find
finden
to fly
fliegen
to curse; swear
fluchen
to follow
folgen
to eat breakfast
frühstücken
to lead
führen
to give
geben
to use
gebrauchen
to belong; own
gehören
to be like; resemble; equal
gleichen
to have
haben
to hate
hassen
to marry
heiraten
to be called or named; mean; command
heißen
to hope; expect
hoffen
to know (by acquaintance; to be familiar with
kennen
to paste; stick
kleben
to be able (can); to know (how to do something)
können
to cost; taste; try
Kosten
to get; obtain
kriegen
to cool; refresh; refrigerate
kühlen
to kiss
küssen
to smile
Lächeln
to laugh
lachen
to invite; cite; summon; load
Laden
to let; allow; abandon; stop; have something done (with infinitive)
lassen
to run; walk; function
laufen
to live
leben
to lay; put; place; deposit
legen
to teach
lehren
to learn; study
lernen
to read; gather
lesen
to love
lieben
to lie; be situated; appeal to
liegen
to paint; portray
malen
to rent; hire
mieten
to like; want; may
mögen
to have to; must
müssen
to tease
necken
to take
nehmen
to use; be profitable
nützen
to open
öffnen
to clean; groom
putzen
to rain
regnen
to travel
reisen
to run; race
rennen
to set right; adjust; prepare (meals, etc); point; judge
richten
to smell
riechen
to move; bring nearer
Rücken
to call; shout
rufen
to rest
ruhen
to say; tell; speak
sagen
to damage; hurt
schaden
to give
schenken
to send; dispatch
schicken
to shoot
schiessen
to sleep
schlafen
to hit; beat; strike
schlagen
to close; conclude; shut; lock
schließen
to taste; taste good
schmecken
to hurt; pain; distress; smart
Schmerzen
to cut
schneiden
to sweat; perspire
schwitzen
to see; realize
sehen
to be; have
sein
to sit down
sich setzen
to think; reflect; plan
Sinnen
to sit; fit (clothing)
sitzen
to be; be supposed to; ought; be said to; be expected to
sollen
to save (money); economize
sparen
to walk; stroll
spazieren
to play; act; perform
spielen
to speak; talk
sprechen
to set; plant; remain; to be stuck or involved
stecken
to stand; be located
stehen
to climb; increase; rise
steigen
to put; place
stellen
to study; be at college
studieren
to seek; look for
suchen
to carry; bear; wear
tragen
to meet; hit
treffen
to do; make; put; act
tun
to exercise; practice
üben
to surprise
überraschen
to interrupt
unterbrechen
to converse; amuse oneself
sich unterhalten
to annoy; displease; grieve
verdrießen
to sell
verkaufen
to decay; go bad
verkommen
to fall in love
sich verlieben
to lose
verlieren
to increase
vermehren
to refuse; fail
versagen
to promise
versprechen
to understand
verstehen
to attempt; try; tempt; sample
versuchen
to administer; manage
verwalten
to set in front of; introduce
vorstellen
to be awake; keep watch; guard
wachen
to grow
wachsen
to dare
Wagen
to choose; vote
wählen
to wander; hike
wandern
to wait; service
warten
to wash
waschen
to turn
wenden
to become; shall or will; be
werden
to hurl; throw; fling
werfen
to repeat; retake
wiederholen
to bring/fetch back
wiederholen
to know (a fact)
wissen
to reside; live; dwell
wohnen
to want; intend
wollen
to pull; draw; go; move
ziehen
to need; require; take (for periods of time)
brauchen
