Infinitive Verbs Flashcards
Abholen
To pick up, call for, collect
Achten
To pay attention, respect; heed
Ächzen
To groan, moan; creak
Änfangen
To begin
ankommen
To arrive, succeed, matter
Antworten
To answer, reply
Sich Anziehen
To get dressed
Arbeiten
To Work
Atmen
To breathe
Aufhalten
To stop, delay, arrest
Aufmachen
To open, present, feature
Ausgeben
To spend; to deal (cards); to treat to drinks
Auskommen
To come out; have enough of, make do; get along with
Austellen
To exhibit, expose; write out
Sich ausziehen
To get undressed
Backen
To bake
Baden
To bathe
Bauen
To build, construct; cultivate, wine
Beben
To tremble, quake
bedeuten
To mean, signify
Sich bedienen
To help oneself; make sue of something
Sich Beeilen
To hurry
Beeindrucken
To impress
Beeinflussen
To influence
Befehlen
To order, command
Sich befinden
To be, find oneself; feel
Befreien
To librate, set free, exempt
Begegnen
To meet
Beginnen
To begin
Begleiten
To accompany
Behalten
To retain, keep
Beißen
To bite
Bejahen
To answer in the affirmative, agree, assent
Bekehren
To convert
Bekommen
- To get, receive;
2. To agree with, suit
Beleben
To enliven, animate; cheer, brighten
Beleidigen
To insult, offend
Bellen
To bark, bay
Bergen
To recover; conceal
Bergen
To recover, conceal
Berichten
To report
Bersten
To burst
Beschäftigen
To occupy; preoccupy; busy; employ
Beschuldigen
To accuse; charge (with)
Besitzen
To possess, own
Bestehen
To pass (an exam); exist; endure; withstand
Bestellen
To order (goods); arrange; deliver (regards, message)
Besuchen
To visit, attend
Beten
To pray
Betrügen
To deceive, cheat
Bewegen
To move, agitate, shake
Bewegen
To induce, pesuade, prevail upon
Beweisen
To prove
Bezahlento gri
To pay
Bezeichnen
To designate, mark, label
Biegen
To bend; turn
Bieten
To offer, bid
Bilden
To form, mold; educate
Binden
To bind, tie
Bitten
To ask (for), request, beg, intercede
Blasen
To blow; to play a wind or brass instrument
Bleiben
To remain, stay; keep; be
Blicken
To look, glance
Blitzen
To emit lightning; flash; take flash photos
Blühen
To bloom, flower, flourish
Bluten
To bleed
Braten
To roast; broil; fry; grill
Brauchen
To need, require; take (for periods of time)
Brauen
To brew
Brausen
To storm, roar; take a shower
Brechen
To break
Brennen
To burn; distill
Bringen
To bring; present; take (convey); put; achieve; accomplish
Brüllen
To roar, shout
Buchen
To book; enter
Bürsten
To brush
Dämpen
To muffle, damp, quench, attenuate, somother
Danken
To thank
Dichten
To write poetry; invent; to tighten, caulk
Dienen
To serve
Donnern
To thunder
Dringen
To urge; press forward; rush; pierce; penetrate
To print
Drücken
To squeeze; push, press, oppress
Dürfen
To be permitted, be allowed, may
Ehren
To honor, esteem
Einfaufen
To shop, buy
Empfangen
To receive
Empfehlen
To recommend
Entbehren
To do without; lack, miss
Entfernen
To remove, make distant
Enführen
To carry off, abduct, kidnap
Entgegnen
To reply, retort, answer
Enthalten
To contain, hold
Entkommen
To escape, get away
Entscheiden
To decide; rule
Enschuldigen
To excuse; apologize
Enstellen
To disfigure, deform
Erfahren
To find out, learn; undergo, experience
Erfinden
To invent; discover; find out
Erhalten
To obtain, receive; preserve
Erinnern
To remind
Sich erkälten
To catch a cold
Erklären
To explain, declare, announce
Erlauben
To permit
Erlöschen
To become extinguished, dim, go out
Erreichen
To reach; attain, achieve; arrive at
Errichten
To erect, establish
Erschöpfen
To exhaust, drain
Erschrecken
To be startled/frightened
Ersticken
To choke, stifle
Erwägen
To consider, ponder
Erwähnen
To mention
Erzählen
To tell, relate
Essen
To eat
Fahren
To travel; drive; ride; go
Fallen
To fall
Fangen
To catch, capture
Fassen
To grasp, seize, contain, conceive
Fechten
To fight; fence
Feststellen
To ascertain, establish
Finden
To find
Fliegen
To fly
Fliehen
To flee, shun, avoid
Fließen
To flow
Fluchen
To curse, swear
Folgen
To follow
Fragen
To ask (a question)
Fressen
To eat, feed, devour
Sich freuen
To be glad or pleased, rejoice
Frieren
To freeze; feel cold
Frühstücken
To eat breakfast
Fühlen
To feel; perceive
Führen
To lead
Füllen
To fill
Fürchten
To fear
Gähnen
To yawn; gape
Gären
To ferment
Gebären
Tok give birth to; to bear
Geben
To give
Gebrauchen
To use
Gedeihen
To thrive; prosper
Gefallen
To be pleasing; like
Gehen
To go; walk
Gehören
To belong, own
Geliebt werden
To be loved
Gelingen
To succeed
Gelten
To be valid, be worth, hold good
Genesen
To recover, convalesce
Sich genieren
To feel embarrassed or awkward
Genießen
To enjoy
Geraten
To get into, fall into or upon; turn out, prosper
Geschehen
To happen; to take place; to come to pass
Gewinnen
To win, gain
Sich gewöhnen
To become accustomed
Gießen
To pour; cast (metal)
Glänzen
To glitter, shine; be brillant
Glauben
To believe
Gleichen
To be like, resemble, equal
Gleiten
To slide, glide
Glimmen
To glimmer, glow; smolder
Glotzen
To gawk, stare
Glühen
To glow; burn
Graben
To dig
Greifen
To seize, grasp, grab
Grollen
To be resentful or angry; ramble, roll
Gründen
To found; base
Grüßen
To greet; salute; send regards or compliments
Gucken
To look, peep
Haben
To have
Halten
To hold, stop; keep; consider
Handeln
To act; trade; traffic, deal (in goods)
Hängen
To hang
Hassen
To hate
Hauen
To strike; hew; cut; chop; beat
Heben
To lift; raise; heave
Heiraten
To marry
Heißen
To be called or named
Heizen
To heat
Helfen
To help, aid, assist
Hetzen
To hunt; rush about; incite
Hoffen
To hope; expect
Hören
To hear, listen
Hüpfen
To hop, jump
Sich interessieren
To be interested in
Interpretieren
To interpret
Kämpfen
To fight, struggle
Kauen
To chew
Kaufen
To buy
Kehren
To turn; sweep
Kennen
To know (by acquaintance); be familiar with
Kennenlernen
To get to know; meet; become acquainted with
Klagen
To lament; complaint of; sue
Klatschen
To clap; slap; gossip
Kleben
To paste; stick
Klingen
To ring; sound
Klopfen
To knock, beat
Kneifen
To pinch, squeeze; shirk
Knüpfen
To tie; knot; fasten together
Kochen
To cook, boil; seethe
Kommen
To come
Können
To be able (can); to know (a language or how to do something)
Kosten
To cost; taste, try
Kotzen
To vomit; puke
Krächzen
To caw, coak
Kratzen
To scratch; crape
Kriechen
To creep, to crawl
Kriegen
To get, obtain
Kühlen
To cool; refresh; refrigerate
Kürzen
To shorten, abbreviate
Küssen
To kiss
Lächeln
To smile
Laden
To invite; cite; summon, load
Landen
To land, end up, succeed
Lassen
To let; leave; allow; abandon; stop; have something done (with infinitive)
Laufen
To ru; walk; funtion
Lauschen
To listen to; eavesdrop
Leben
To live
Lecken
To lick; leak
Legen
To lay, put, place, deposit
Lehren
To teach
Leiden
To suffer
Leihen
To lend; borrow from; hire
Lernen
To learn; study
Lesen
To read; gather
Leuchten
To shine, gleam
Lichten
To think out; lighten
Lieben
To love
Liefern
To deliver; supply
Liegen
To lie; be situated; appeal to
Loben
To praise
Locken
To entice, allure
Lohnen
To reward, recompense
Lösen
To loosen; solve
Lügen
To tell a lie
Lutschen
To suck
Machen
To make; do
Mahlen
To mill, grind
Malen
To paint; portray
Meiden
To avoid, shun
Meinen
To be of the opinion, think; mean
Merken
To notice; note; perceive
Messen
to measure
Mieten
To rent, hire
Mögen
To like; want; may
Müssen
To have to, must
Nagen
To gnaw, nibble
Nähren
To nourish; suckle
Naschen
To nible, eat sweets (on the sly), “nosh”
Necken
To tease
Nehmen
To take
Nennen
To name, call
Nicken
To nod, doze
Nützen
To use, be profitable
Öffnen
To open
Pachten
To lease, rent; farm
Packen
To pack; seize, grab
Passen
To fit, be suitable
Passieren
To happen, take place; pass
Pfeifen
To whistle
Pflanzen
To plant
Plagen
To plague, annoy
Preisen
To praise; consider
Putzen
To clean, groom
Quälen
To torture, torment
Quellen
To gush, spring from
Rächen
To avenge
Raten
To advise; guess
Rauchen
To smoke
Räumen
To clear away, clean; evacuate
Rauschen
To rush; rustle
Rechnen
To count; calculate; recken
Regnen
To rain
Reiben
To rub
Reichen
To reach; pass; extend; be enough
Reinigen
To clean; refine; clarify
Reisen
To travel
Reißen
To tear, rip
Reiten
To ride (on horse)
Reizen
To excite; irritate; charm
Rennen
To run; race
Retten
To save, rescue
Richten
To set right; adjust; prepare (meals, etc.); point, judge
Riechen
To smell
ringen
To struggle; wrestle, wiring
Rinnen
To run (of liquids); flow; drip
Rollen
To roll
Rösten
To roast
Rücken
To move; bring nearer
Rufen
To call; shout
Ruhen
To rest
Rühmen
To praise; glorify
Rühren
To stir; touch
Rüsten
To arm; mobilize; prepare
Sagen
To say; tell; speak
Saufen
To drink (of animals); drink to excess
Saugen
To suck; absorb
Säumen
To delay; hesitate; hem; line
Schaden
To damage, hurt
Schaffen
To create
Schalten
To direct; switch; insert; shift gears
Schätzen
To value; estimate; reckon; respect
Schauen
To see; look; gaze
Scäumen
To foam
Scheiden
To seperate; part; divide; go away; divorce
Scheinen
To shine; seem
Schelten
To scold, reproach
Schenken
To give
Schichten
To pile up, heap, stratify
Schicken
To send, dispatch
Schieben
To push; shove; move; profiteer
Schießen
To shoot
Schlachten
To slaughter, butcher; massacre
Schlafen
To sleep
Schlagen
To hit; beat; strike
Schleichen
To sneak; creep
Schleifen
To grind; polish, slide
Schlichten
To make smooth; settle
Schließen
To close; conclude; shut; lock
Schlingen
To gulp; devour; weave
Schlucken
To swallow, guzzle
Schlüpfen
To slip, glide
Schmecken
To taste; taste good
Schmeißen
Schmelzen
Schmelzen
To melt
Schmerzen
To hurt, pain, distress, smart
Schmieren
To smear; grease; bribe; scribble
Schmollen
To sulk; pout
Schneiden
To cut
Schneien
To snow
Schnüren
To tie, tighten
Schöpfen
To scoop; obtain, conceive
Schreiben
To write
Schreien
To shout, scream, shriek, cry
Schreiten
To stride; step; walk
Schwanken
To sway, rock; fluctuate
Schwänzen
To play hooky, cut classes
Schwärzen
To blacken, slander, vilify
Schwatzen
To chatter, prattle
Schweben
To soar; hover, be pending
Schweigen
To be silent
Schwellen
To swell; rise; increase in size
Schwimmen
To swim, float
Schwinden
To fade; wane; dwindle
Schwingen
To swing; vibrate
Schwitzen
To sweat; perspire
Schwören
To curse, swear
Segnen
To bless
Sehen
To see; realize
Sein
To be; have
Senden
To send; transmit
Sich setzen
To sit down
Seufzen
To sigh
Sichten
To sight; sift; examine
Sieden
To boil; seethe, simmer
Siegen
To conquer, triumph, be victorious
Singen
To sing
Sinken
To sink
Sinnen
To think; reflect; plan
Sitzen
To sit; fit (clothing)
Sollen
To be, be supposed to; ought; be said to; be expected to
Spalten
To split; cleave
Sparen
To save (money); economize
Spazieren
To walk; stroll
Spielen
To play; act, perform
Spinnen
To spin
Sprechen
To speak, talk
Sprengen
To blow up, blast; break the bank (gambling)
Sprießen
To sprout, bud
Springen
To jump, leap, spring; explode
Spritzen
To squirt; gush
Sprühen
To sparkle; scintillate; spray
Sprühen
To sparkle; scintillate; spray
Sprucken
To spit
Spülen
To rinse, flush; wash against, lap
Spüren
To feel, perceive; trace, scent out
Stattfinden
To take place, happen
Staunen
To be astonished, surprised, or amazed
Staunen
To be astonished, surprised or amazed
Stechen
To sting; prick; stab
Stecken
To set; plant; remain, be stuck or involved
Stehen
To stand; be located
Stehlen
To steal
Steigen
To climb; increase; rise
Stellen
To put, place
Sterben
To die
Stinken
To stink
Stöhnen
To groan, moan
Stopfen
To stuff; cram; constipate; darn
Stören
To disturb
Stoßen
To push; shove; thrust
Strahlen
To radiate; beam
Streben
To strive
Strecken
To streatch, extend
Streichen
To strike; cancel; paint
Streiten
To quarrel; dispute
Stricken
To knit
Studieren
To study; be at college
Stürzen
To plunge; fall; hurl; overthrow
Stutzen
To stop short; be startled; curtail
Stützen
To prop; support; peg
Suchen
To seek; look for
Tanken
To refuel, get gasoline
Tanzen
To dance
Taugen
To be of use or value, be worth, be good or fit for
Toben
To sotrm; rage; rave
Töten
To kill
Tragen
To carry, bear; wear
Trauen
To trust, believe in; venture, dare; marry
Träumen
To dream
Treffen
To meet; hit
Treiben
To drive; push; pursue
Treten
To step; go; kick
Trinken
To drink
Trocknen
To dry
Tropfen
To drip, drop
Trösten
To console
Trotzen
To defy
Tun
To do; make; put; act
Üben
To excercise; practice
Überraschen
To surprise
Überwinden
To overcome; conquer
Umstellen
To shift; transpose; change over
Unterbrechen
To interupt
Sich unterhalten
To conserve; amuse oneself
Verachten
To despise; score
Verachten
To despise, scorn
Verderben
To ruin; spoil; perish
Verdichten
To thicken; condense
Verdienen
To earn; deserve
Verdrießen
To annoy; displease; grieve
Vereinigen
To unite; join; assemble
Verführen
To seduce
Vergessen
To forget
Vergewaltigen
To do violence to; rape
Sich verhalten
To behave, act; be the case
Verhandeln
To negotiate; try/hear a case
Verhehlen
To hide, conceal
Verkaufen
To sell
Verkehren
To trade, traffic; frequent, visit; reverse, pervert
Verklagen
To accuse; sue
Verklären
To transfigure, glorify, make radient
Verkommen
To decay, go bad
Sich verlieben
To fall in love
Verlieren
To lose
Vermehren
To increase
Vernichten
To annihilate; nullify
Verraten
To betray
Verrecken
To die, (slang) croak
Verrichten
To do, perform,execute
Versagen
To refuse; fail
Versehren
Towound, hurt, damage
Versprechen
To promise
Verstehen
To understand
Verstricken
To entangle; ensnare
Versuchen
To attempt, try; tempt; sample
Verwalten
To administer; manage
Verwechseln
To confuse; change by mistake
Verweilen
To stay, stop, linger, tarry
Verzehren
To consume
Verzeihen
To pardon, forgive, excuse
Vorkommen
To occur; seem; come forth
Vorstellen
To set in front of; introduce
Wachen
To be awake; keep watch; guard
Wachsen
To grow
Wagen
To dare
Wählen
To choose; vote
Währen
To last
Walten
To rule, govern
Wälzen
To roll, turn about
Wandern
To wander, hike
Warten
To wait; service
Waschen
To wash
Wechseln
To change, exchange
Wecken
To wake, rouse
Wehren
To restrain, check; prevent
Weichen
To yield, give way; soften
Weihen
To consecrate; ordain; devote
Weinen
To weep, cry
Weisen
To point out, show
Wenden
To turn
Werben
To recruit; woo; court; solicit
Werden
To become; shall or will; be
Werfen
Throw, hurl, fling
Wetzen
To whet; sharpen; scoot
Widmen
To dedicate; devote
Wiederholen
To repeat; retake
Wiederholen
To bring/fetchback
Wiegen
To weigh; to rock
Wissen
To known (a fact)
Wohnen
To reside, live, dwell
Wollen
To want; intend
Wühlen
To dig; burrow; rummage; agitate
Wünschen
To wish; desire
Würzen
To spice, season
Zahlen
To pay
Zeichnen
To draw, sign
Zeigen
To show, indicate, point out
Zerstören
To destroy
Ziehen
To pull, draw; go, move
Zwingen
To force, compel
