German Verbs Flashcards

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1
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sein

A

to be

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2
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haben

A

to have

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werden

A

to become

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4
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können

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to can, to be able to

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5
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müssen

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to must, to have to

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6
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sagen

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to say

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machen

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to do, to make

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geben

A

to give

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kommen

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to come

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sollen

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to should, to ought to

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wollen

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to want

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12
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gehen

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to go (by foot)

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13
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wissen

A

to know (sapere)

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14
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sehen

A

to see

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15
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lassen

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to let, to allow, to have done, to leave

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abgehen

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to come off

Der Aufkleber geht nicht ab
The sticker won’t come off

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17
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heben

A

to lift

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18
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abheben

A

to lift off / to withdraw cash (geld abheben) / to pick up the phone

  • the only very used for cash withdrawal

-ab (the prefix) gives sense of donwardness or separation

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19
Q

ankommen

A

to arrive

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20
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stehen

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to stand

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21
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leben

A

to live

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22
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finden

A

to find

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23
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liegen

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to lie (as in lie down)

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24
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bleiben

A

to stay / to remain

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25
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heißen

A

to be called

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26
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denken

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to think

Was denkst du?

Sie denkt an etwas anderes (She thinks of something else)

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27
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stellen

A

to stand/to put (something somewhere)

28
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zeigen

A

to show

*Usually goes with the dative or accusative.

ich zeige
du zeigst
er/sie/es zeigt
wir zeigen
ihr zeigt
sie zeigen

Wir zeigen dem Kind die Katze

dem Kind = dative
die Katze = accusative

Du zeigst mir deinen Computer

mir = dative
deinen = accusative

29
Q

nehmen

A

to take

30
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dürfen

A

to may, be allowed

ich darf
du darfst
er darf
wir dürfen
ihr dürft
sie dürfen

Ex. Darf ich rein? Natürlich, darfst du. [May I come in? Yes, you may]

31
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hören

A

to hear

32
Q

fragen

A

to ask

33
Q

halten

A

to stop

34
Q

glauben

A

to believe

35
Q

fühlen

A

to feel

36
Q

folgen

A

to follow

37
Q

sprechen

A

to speak

38
Q

führen

A

to lead

39
Q

bringen

A

to bring

40
Q

mögen

A

to like

41
Q

brauchen

A

to need

42
Q

nennen

A

to name

43
Q

schreiben

A

write

44
Q

ziehen

A

pull

45
Q

spielen

A

to play

ich spiele
du spielst
er/sie/es spielt
wir spielen
ihr spielt
sie spielen

Ex: Spielen Sie Gitarre?
Er spielt mit dem Hund.

46
Q

verstehen

A

to understand

47
Q

bekommen

A

to get/receive

48
Q

meinen

A

to mean

49
Q

fahren

A

to drive

50
Q

vergessen

A

to forget

ich vergesse
du vergisst
er/sie/es vergisst
wir vergessen
ihr vergesst
sie vergessen

Er vergisst immer ihre Telefonnummer

51
Q

arbeiten

A

to work

ich arbeite
du arbeitest
sie arbeitet
wir arbeiten
ihr arbeitet
sie arbeiten

Beispielsatz: Arbeitest du heute nicht?

52
Q

versuchen

A

to try / to attempt

53
Q

setzen

A

to set / to put / to place

54
Q

essen

A

to eat

ich esse
du isst
er/sie/es isst
wir essen
ihr esst
sie essen

Beispielsätze (ex): Was isst du gern zum Frühstück?

55
Q

schlafen

A

to sleep

ich schlafe
du schläfst
er/sie/es schläft
wir schlafen
ihr schlaft
sie schlafen

Beispielsatze: Wie viele Stunde schläfst du täglich?

56
Q

lesen

A

to read

ich lese
du liest
er/sie/es liest
wir lesen
ihr lest
sie lesen

Er liest jeden Tag Zeitung (he reads newspapers everyday)

57
Q

warten

A

to wait

Ex. Wartest du bitte auf mich? [Will you wait for me please?]

Ja, ich warte auf dich.

58
Q

gefallen

A

to like

Ex. Berlin gefällt mir = I like Berlin/.

59
Q

erklären

A

to explain

60
Q

tanzen

A

To dance

61
Q

wandern

A

to hike

62
Q

genießen

A

to enjoy

63
Q

ergänzen

A

to complete

64
Q

eintragen

A

to get registered

65
Q

lösen

A

to solve

66
Q

erklaren

A

to explain