my german verb infinitives Flashcards
abholen
to pick up, call for, collect
achten
to pay attention, respect, heed
ächzen
to groan, moan, creek
ändern
to change, alter
anfangen
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, deal, treat to drinks
auskommen
to come out, make do, have enough of
ausstellen
to exhibit, expose, write out
sich ausziehen
to get undressed
backen
to bake
baden
to bathe
bauen
to build, construct, cultivate, mine
beben
to tremble, quake
bedeuten
to mean, signify
sich bedienen
to help oneself, make use 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 liberate, 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
beleben
to animate, enliven
beleidigen
to insult, offend
bellen
to bark
bergen
to recover, conceal
berichten
to report
bersten
to burst
beschäftigen
to occupy
beschuldigen
to accuse
besitzen
to own
bestehen
to pass, exist, endure
bestellen
to order(goods), arrange, deliver (message)
besuchen
to visit
beten
to pray
betrügen
to cheat
bewegen
to move, agitate, shake, induce
beweisen
to prove
bezahlen
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, request
blasen
to blow, play a wind instrument
bleiben
to stay
blicken
to look, glance
blitzen
to emit lightning, flash
blühen
to fluorish, bloon, flower
bluten
to bleed
braten
to roast, fry, grill
brauchen
to need, require
brauen
to brew
brausen
to storm, roar, take a shower
brechen
to break
brennen
to burn, distill
bringen
to bring, present, take
brüllen
to roar, shout
buchen
to book, enter
bürsten
to brush
dämpfen
to dampen
danken
to thank
decken
to cover, to set a table
denken
to think, have in mind
dichten
to write poetry, to invent
dienen
to serve
donnern
to thunder
dringen
to urge, press forward
to print
drücken
to push
dürfen
to be allowed, permit
ehren
to honor esteem
einkaufen
to shop, buy
empfangen
to receive
empfehlen
to recommend
entbehren
to do without
entfernen
to remove
entführen
to carry off, kidnap
entgegnen
to reply
enthalten
to contain, hold
entkommen
to escape, get away
entscheiden
to decide, rule
entshuldigen
to apologize
entstellen
to deform
erfahren
to experience, to find out
erfinden
to invent, discover
erhalten
to obtain, receive, preserve
erinnern
to remind
sich erkälten
to catch a cold
erklären
to explain
erlauben
to permit
erlöschen
to extinguish, go out
erreichen
to achieve, reach
errichten
to erect, establish
erschöpfen
to exhaust, drain
erschrecken
to be frightened
ersticken
to choke
erwägen
to ponder
erwähnen
to mention
erzählen
to tell
essen
to eat
fahren
to travel, drive, ride, go
fallen
to fall
fangen
to catch, capture
fassen
to grasp
fechten
to fight, to fence
feststellen
to establish
finden
to find
fliegen
to fly
fliehen
to flee, avoid
fließen
to flow
fluchen
to curse
folgen
to follow
fragen
to ask
fressen
to eat, devour
sich freuen
to be glad
frieren
to freeze
frühstücken
to eat breakfast
fühlen
to feel
führen
to lead
füllen
to fill
fürchten
to fear
gähnen
to yawn
gären
to ferment
gebären
to give birth to
geben
to give
gebrauchen
to use
gedeihen
to prosper
gefallen
to be pleasing
gehen
to go, to walk
gehören
to belong
geliebt werden
to be loved
gelingen
to succeed
gelten
to be valid
genesen
to recover
sich genieren
to feel embarassed
genießen
to enjoy
geraten
to get into
feschehen
to happen, to take place
gewinnen
to win
sich gewöhnen
to become accustomed to
gießen
to pour, to cast
glänzen
to glitter
glauben
to believe
gleichen
to be equal
gleiten
to slide
glimmen
to glimmer
glotzen
to stare
glühen
to glow, to burn
graben
to dig
greifen
to grab
grollen
to be angry
gründen
to found, base
grüßen
to greet
gucken
to look
haben
to have
halten
to hold, stop
handeln
to act, trade
hängen
to hang
hassen
to hate
hauen
to strike
heben
to lift
heiraten
to marry
heißen
to be called
heizen
to heat
helfen
to help
hetzen
to hunt
hoffen
to hope
hören
to hear
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, to be familiar with
kennenlernen
to become acquainted with
klagen
to lament, complain of
klatschen
to clap
kleben
to paste, stick
klingen
to ring, sound
klopfen
to knock, beat
kneifen
to pinch
knüpfen
to tie, know
kochen
to cook
kommen
to come
können
to be able to
kosten
to cost
kotzen
to vomit
krächzen
to caw, croak
kratzen
to scratch
kriechen
to creep
kriegen
to get
kühlen
to cool
kürzen
to shorten
küssen
to kiss
lächeln
to smile
lachen
to laugh
laden
to invite
landen
to land
lassen
to let
laufen
to run
lauschen
to listen to
leben
to live
lecken
to lick, to leak
legen
to lay
lehren
to teach
leiden
to suffer
leihen
to lend
lernen
to learn
lesen
to read
leuchten
to shine
lichten
to lighten
lieben
to love
liefern
to deliver
liegen
to lie
loben
to praise
locken
to entice
lohnen
to reward
lösen
to loosen
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
merken
to notice
messen
to measure
mieten
to rent
mögen
to like
müssen
to have to
nagen
to gnaw
nähren
to nourish, suckle
naschen
to nibble
necken
to tease
nehmen
to take
nennen
to name, to call
nicken
to nod, doze
nützen
to use, to make profit from
öffnen
to open
pachten
to lease
packen
to pack
passen
to fit
passieren
to happen
pfeifen
to whistle
pflanzen
to plant
plagen
to plague
preisen
to praise
putzen
to clean
quälen
to torture
quellen
to gush
rächen
to avenge
raten
to advise
rauchen
to smoke
räumen
to clear away
rauschen
to rush
rechnen
to count
regnen
to rain
reiben
to rub
reichen
to reach
reinigen
to clean
reisen
to travel
reißen
to tear
reiten
to ride
reizen
to excite
rennen
to run
retten
to save
richten
to set right
riechen
to smell
ringen
to struggle
rinnen
to run
rollen
to roll
rösten
to roast
rücken
to move
rufen
to call
ruhen
to rest
rühmen
to praise
rühren
to stir, touch
rüsten
to arm mobilize
sagen
to say, tell
saufen
to drink
saugen
to suck, absorb
säumen
to delay
schaden
to damage
schaffen
to create
schalten
to direct
schätzen
to value
sehauen
to see, look, gaze
schäumen
to foam
scheiden
to separate
scheinen
to shine
schelten
to scold
schenken
to give
schichten
to pile up
schicken
to send
schieben
to push
schießen
to shoot
schlachten
to slaughter
schlafen
to sleep
schlagen
to hit
schleichen
to sneak
schleifen
to grind
schlichten
to make smooth
schließen
to close
schlingen
to gulp
schlucken
to swallow
schlüpfen
to slip
schmecken
to taste
schmeißen
to fling
schmelzen
to melt
schmerzen
to hurt
schmieren
to smear
schmollen
to sulk
schneiden
to cut
schneien
to snow
schnüren
to tie, tighten
schöpfen
to scoop
schreiben
to write
schreien
to shout
schreiten
to stride
schwanken
to sway
schwänzen
to cut class
schwārzen
to blacken, slander
schwatzen
to chatter
schweben
to soar
schweigen
to be silent
schwellen
to swell
schwimmen
to swim
schwinden
to fade
schwingen
to swing
schwitzen
to sweat
sehwören
to swear
segnen
to bless
sehen
to see
sein
to be
senden
to send
sich setzen
to sit down
seufzen
to sigh
sichten
to sight
sieden
to boil
siegen
to conquer
singen
to sing
sinken
to sink
sinnen
to think
sitzen
to sit
sollen
to be supposed to
spalten
to split
sparen
to save
spazieren
to walk
spielen
to play
spinnen
to spin
sprechen
to speak
sprengen
to blow up, break the bank
sprießen
to bud
springen
to jump
spritzen
to squirt
sprühen
to sparkle
spucken
to split
spülen
to rinse
spüren
to feel
stattfinden
to take place
staunen
to be astonished
stechen
to sting
stecken
to set
stehen
to stand
stehlen
to steal
steigen
to climb
stellen
to put
sterben
to die
stinken
to stink
stöhnen
to groan
stopfen
to stuff
stören
to disturb
stoßen
to push, shove, trust
strahlen
to radiate
streben
to strive
strecken
to stretch
streichen
to strike
streiten
to quarrel
stricken
to knit
studieren
to study
stürzen
to plunge, fall, hurl
stutzen
to stop short
stützen
to prop, support, peg
suchen
to seek
tanken
to refuel
tanzen
to dance
taugen
to be of use or value
toben
to storm
töten
to kill
tragen
to carry, bear, wear
trauen
to trust
träumen
to dream
treffen
to meet
treiben
to drive, 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
üben
to exercise
überraschen
to surprise
überwinden
to overcome
umstellen
to shift
unterbrechen
to interrupt
sich unterhalten
to converse, amuse oneself
verachten
to despise
verderben
to ruin, spoil
verdichten
to thicken
verdienen
to earn
verdreißen
to annoy, grieve
vereinigen
to unite
verführen
to seduce
vergessen
to forget
vergewaltigen
to do violence to, rape
sich verhalten
to behave
verhandeln
to negotiate
verhehlen
to hide
verkaufen
to sell
verkehren
to trade
verklagen
to accuse
verklären
to transfigure, glorify
verkommen
to decay, go bad
sich verlieben
to fall in love
verlieren
to lose
vermehren
to increase
vernichten
to annihilate
verraten
to betray
verrecken
to die
verrichten
to do, perform, execute
versagen
to refuse, fail
versehren
to wound, hurt, damage
versprechen
to promise
verstehen
to understand
verstricken
to entanble
versuchen
to attempt
verwalten
to administer
verwechseln
to confuse
verweilen
to stay
verzehren
to consume
verzeihen
to pardon, forgive, excuse
vorkommen
to occur, seem
vorstellen
to set in front of
wachen
to be awake
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
wehren
to restrain
weichen
to yield
weihen
to consecrate, devote
weinen
to weep
weisen
to point out
wenden
to turn
werben
to recruit
werden
to become
werfen
to throw, hurl
wetzen
to sharpen
widmen
to dedicate
wiederholoen
to repeat, bring, fetch back
wiegen
to weigh
wissen
to know
wohnen
to live, reside
wollen
to want
wühlen
to dig
wünschen
to wish
würzen
to spice up
zahlen
to pay
zeichnen
to draw
zeigen
to show
zerstören
to destroy
ziehen
to pull
zwingen
to force, compel
