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
