German Verbs Flashcards

Learn common German verbs to better form sentences.

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1
Q

buy

A

kaufen

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2
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run

A

laufen

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3
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ride

A

fahren

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4
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go

A

gehen

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5
Q

try on

A

anprobieren

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6
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eat

A

essen

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7
Q

want

this is one of six modal verbs.

A

wollen

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8
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sit

A

sitzen

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9
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take

A

nehmen

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10
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speak

A

sprechen

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11
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drink

A

trinken

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12
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have

A

haben

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13
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know

A

wissen

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14
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come

A

kommen

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15
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meet

A

treffen

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16
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need

A

brauchen

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17
Q

can

this is one of six modal verbs.

A

können

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18
Q

learn

A

lernen

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19
Q

study

A

studieren

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20
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must

this is one of six modal verbs.

A

müssen

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21
Q

like

this is one of six modal verbs.

A

mögen

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22
Q

should

this is one of six modal verbs.

A

sollen

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23
Q

hope

A

hoffen

24
Q

want

this is one of six modal verbs.

A

wollen

25
Q

may

this is one of six modal verbs.

A

dürfen

26
Q

know

as in to be familiar with

A

kennen

not to be confused with ‘wissen’, which refers to knowledge.

27
Q

ask

A

fragen

if the first letter is capitalized, it turns into the noun, “questions”.

28
Q

write

A

schreiben

29
Q

draw

A

zeichnen

30
Q

sleep

A

schlafen

31
Q

set

A

setzen

32
Q

to be

A

sein

33
Q

wash

A

waschen

34
Q

mop

A

wischen

35
Q

sweep

A

fegen

36
Q

clean

A

putzen

37
Q

feed

A

füttern

38
Q

give

A

geben

39
Q

look for

A

suchen

40
Q

wear

A

tragen

41
Q

let

A

lassen

for example, let’s or let us is “lass uns””

42
Q

do

A

tun

if you see this message, just know that you are appreciated :D

43
Q

believe

A

glauben

44
Q

work

A

arbeiten

45
Q

stay

A

bleiben

46
Q

see

A

sehen

47
Q

am called

A

heißen

“Ich heiße ______” is a common German introduction.

48
Q

wait

A

warten

49
Q

stop/halt

A

halten

50
Q

bring

A

bringen

51
Q

read

A

lesen

52
Q

fall

A

fallen

woah :O so different from English

53
Q

rip

A

reissen

54
Q

shoot

A

schiessen

55
Q

joke

A

scherzen

56
Q

was

A

war

57
Q

smell

A

riechen