Verbs Flashcards
to come
kommen (IRREGULAR)
to make / to do
machen (REGULAR)
to say
sagen (REGULAR)
to go / to leave
gehen (IRREGULAR)
to hear / to listen
hören (REGULAR)
to bring
bringen (IRREGULAR)
to play / to perform
spielen (REGULAR)
to explain
erklären (REGULAR)
to show
zeigen (REGULAR)
to answer
antworten (REGULAR, DATIVE)
to find
finden (IRREGULAR)
to ask
fragen (REGULAR)
to learn
lernen (REGULAR)
to buy
kaufen (REGULAR)
to work
arbeiten (REGULAR)
to believe / to think
glauben (REGULAR, DATIVE)
to talk
reden (REGULAR)
to need
brauchen (REGULAR)
to be
sein (IRREGULAR, NOMINATIVE)
to have
haben (IRREGULAR, ACCUSATIVE)
to become
werden (IRREGULAR, NOMINATIVE)
to go (not on foot) / to drive
fahren (IRREGULAR)
to see
sehen (IRREGULAR)
to think
denken (IRREGULAR)
to write / to type / to spell
schreiben (IRREGULAR)
to be called / to be named / to mean
heißen (IRREGULAR, NOMINATIVE)
to stay / to remain
bleiben (IRREGULAR, NOMINATIVE)
to give
geben (IRREGULAR, ACCUSATIVE & DATIVE)
to take
nehmen (IRREGULAR)
to know / to understand (ideas / facts)
wissen (IRREGULAR)
to read
lesen (IRREGULAR)
to do
tun (IRREGULAR)
to be able to / can
können (MODAL, IRREGULAR)
should / supposed to
sollen (MODAL, IRREGULAR)
to have to / to need to / must
müssen (MODAL, IRREGULAR)
to want
wollen (MODAL, IRREGULAR)
to be allowed to
dürfen (MODAL, IRREGULAR)
to like
mögen (MODAL, IRREGULAR)
to open
aufmachen (SEPARABLE, REGULAR) / öffnen (REGULAR)
to get up
aufstehen (SEPARABLE)
to wake up
aufwachen (SEPARABLE, REGULAR)
to laugh
lachen (REGULAR)
to run / to walk
laufen (IRREGULAR)
to sit down
sich setzen (REGULAR)
to speak
sprechen (IRREGULAR)
to jump
springen (IRREGULAR)
to stand
stehen (IRREGULAR)
to be correct
stimmen (REGULAR)
to look for / to seek
suchen (REGULAR)
to understand
verstehen (REGULAR)
to close
zumachen (SEPARABLE, REGULAR) / schließen (IRREGULAR)
to help
helfen (IRREGULAR, DATIVE)
to know (a person / a place)
kennen (IRREGULAR)
to call (telephone)
anrufen (SEPARABLE, IRREGULAR)
to begin
beginnen (IRREGULAR)
to visit / to attend
besuchen (REGULAR)
to fly
fliegen (IRREGULAR)
to sit
sitzen (IRREGULAR)
to be pleasing / to like / to enjoy
gefallen (IRREGULAR, DATIVE)
to belong to
gehören (REGULAR, DATIVE)
to taste
schmecken (REGULAR, DATIVE)
to travel
reisen (REGULAR)
to send
schicken (REGULAR)
to sleep
schlafen (IRREGULAR)
to use
benutzen (REGULAR)
to cook
kochen (REGULAR)
to arrive / to get
ankommen (SEPARABLE, IRREGULAR)
to tidy up
aufräumen (SEPARABLE, REGULAR)
to go out (at night)
ausgehen (formal) / rausgehen (informal) (SEPARABLE, IRREGULAR)
to go (grocery) shopping / to (grocery) shop
einkaufen (SEPARABLE, REGULAR)
to get to know / to meet
kennenlernen (SEPARABLE, REGULAR)
to come with / to accompany
mitkommen (SEPARABLE, IRREGULAR)
to go to sleep
schlafen gehen (SEPARABLE, IRREGULAR)
to go for a walk
spazieren gehen (SEPARABLE, IRREGULAR)
to plan / to intend / to have in mind
vorhaben (SEPARABLE, IRREGULAR)
to come by / to stop by
vorbeikommen (SEPARABLE, IRREGULAR)
to go away / to leave
weggehen (SEPARABLE, IRREGULAR)
to come back / to return
zurückkommen (SEPARABLE, IRREGULAR)
to pick up (something that’s been waiting for you)
abholen (SEPARABLE, REGULAR)
to look like / to appear
aussehen (SEPARABLE, IRREGULAR)
to listen (to someone) / to pay attention
zuhören (SEPARABLE, REGULAR, DATIVE)
to cost
kosten (REGULAR)
to live / to reside
wohnen (REGULAR)
to spend time
verbringen (IRREGULAR)
to correct / to improve
verbessern (REGULAR)
to stop (doing something) / to quit
aufhören (SEPARABLE, REGULAR)
to hike
wandern (REGULAR)
to drink
trinken (IRREGULAR)
to study / to major in
studieren (REGULAR)
to mean (opinion)
meinen (REGULAR)
to mean
bedeuten (REGULAR)
to like something
gernhaben (SEPARABLE, IRREGULAR)
to like to (+verb)
gern (+verb)
to be afraid / to be scared
Angst haben (IRREGULAR)
to be thirsty
Durst haben (IRREGULAR)
to be hungry
Hunger haben (IRREGULAR)
to be right
Recht haben (IRREGULAR)
to be wrong
Unrecht haben (IRREGULAR)
to start
anfangen (SEPARABLE, IRREGULAR)
to thank
danken (REGULAR, DATIVE)
to eat
essen (IRREGULAR)
to wait
warten (REGULAR)
to fish
angeln (REGULAR) / fischen (REGULAR)
to invite
einladen (SEPARABLE, IRREGULAR)
to fall asleep
einschlafen (SEPARABLE, IRREGULAR)
to laze / to lounge / to chill
faulenzen (REGULAR)
to sell
verkaufen (REGULAR)
to watch TV
fernsehen (SEPARABLE, IRREGULAR)
to forget
vergessen (IRREGULAR)
to look
schauen (REGULAR) / gucken (REGULAR)
to wear / to carry
tragen (IRREGULAR)
to meet / to meet with
treffen (IRREGULAR)
to depart / to leave
abfahren (SEPARBLE, IRREGULAR)
to grow / to develop
wachsen (IRREGULAR)
to grow up
aufwachsen (SEPARABLE, IRREGULAR)
to dance
tanzen (REGULAR)
to swim
schwimmen (IRREGULAR)
to try / to attempt
versuchen (REGULAR)
to smile
lächeln (REGULAR)
to surf
surfen (REGULAR)
to collect
sammeln (REGULAR)
to have with
dabeihaben (SEPARABLE, IRREGULAR)
to place / to put (vertical, upright)
stellen (REGULAR)
to go get / to fetch
holen (REGULAR)
to clean / to brush (teeth)
putzen (REGULAR)
to feel (something)
anfühlen (SEPARABLE, REGULAR)
to sing
singen (IRREGULAR)
to stop (movement) / to hold
halten (IRREGULAR)
to order
bestellen (REGULAR)
to receive / to get
bekommen (IRREGULAR)
to present / (to imagine)
(sich) vorstellen (SEPARBLE, REGULAR)
to take with
mitnehmen (SEPARABLE, IRREGULAR)
to name / to call
nennen (IRREGULAR)
to lay / to put (horizontal)
legen (REGULAR)
to be lying (on a surface)
liegen (IRREGULAR)
to disappear / to vanish
verschwinden (IRREGULAR)
to die
sterben (IRREGULAR)
to describe
beschreiben (IRREGULAR)
to sound / to ring
klingen (IRREGULAR)
to recognize
erkennen (IRREGULAR)
to drive away
losfahren (SEPARABLE, IRREGULAR)
to get / to catch
kriegen (REGULAR)
to pee
pinkeln (REGULAR)
to go back
zurückgehen (SEPARABLE, IRREGULAR)
to turn off
ausmachen (SEPARABLE, REGULAR) / ausschalten (SEPARABLE, REGULAR)
to practice / to train
üben (REGULAR)
to love
lieben (REGULAR)
to shine
scheinen (IRREGULAR)
to notice / to stand out
auffallen (SEPARBLE, IRREGULAR, DATIVE)
to unload / to clear out
ausräumen (SEPARABLE, REGULAR)
to pay
zahlen (REGULAR)
to smoke
rauchen (REGULAR)
to take (time) / to last (time)
dauern (REGULAR)
to decide
beschließen (IRREGULAR, Direct Object) / sich entscheiden (IRREGULAR, No Direct Object)
to press / to be too tight
drücken (REGULAR)
to fill / to fill up / to refill
füllen (REGULAR)
to watch / to look at
anschauen (SEPARABLE, IRREGULAR)
to guess / to give advice / to advise
raten (IRREGULAR, DATIVE)
to miss (something)
vermissen (REGULAR)
to complain
sich beschweren (REGULAR)
to catch / to capture
fangen (IRREGULAR)
to pay for
bezahlen (REGULAR)
to fit
passen (REGULAR, DATIVE)
to take into consideration / to consider
beachten (REGULAR)
to pack
packen (REGULAR)
to choose / to select / to dial
wählen (REGULAR)
to turn / to spin
drehen (REGULAR)
to get / to obtain
besorgen (REGULAR)
to tell / to narrate
erzählen (REGULAR)
to spend (money)
ausgeben (SEPARABLE, IRREGULAR)
to start (not by oneself) / to set off / to go off
losgehen (SEPARABLE, IRREGULAR)
to happen / to come about
passieren (REGULAR, DATIVE)
to enter
betreten (IRREGULAR)
to wash / to rinse (the dishes)
spülen (REGULAR)
to celebrate
feiern (REGULAR)
to keep going / to continue
weitergehen (SEPARABLE, IRREGULAR)
to wish / to hope that
wünschen (REGULAR)
to turn (while driving)
abbiegen (SEPARABLE, IRREGULAR)
to turn on
anmachen (SEPARABLE, REGULAR) / anschalten (SEPARABLE, REGULAR)
to ponder / to think about / to reflect
nachdenken (SEPARABLE, IRREGULAR)
to get dressed / to put on (clothing)
sich anziehen (SEPARABLE, IRREGULAR)
to get undressed
sich ausziehen (SEPARABLE, IRREGULAR)
to hurry
sich beeilen (REGULAR)
to hug
umarmen (REGULAR)
to dream / to dream about
träumen (REGULAR)
to answer (something)
beantworten (REGULAR)
to snow
schneien (REGULAR)
to rain
regnen (REGULAR)
to fall / to drop
fallen (IRREGULAR)
to hang
hangen (REGULAR)
to follow
folgen (REGULAR)
to recommend
empfehlen (IRREGULAR)
to prepare (in advance) / to make ready (in advance)
vorbereiten (SEPARABLE, REGULAR)
to relax / to wind down
sich entspannen (REGULAR)
to bleed
bluten (REGULAR)
to smell
riechen (REGULAR)
to discuss
diskutieren (REGULAR)
to hope
hoffen (REGULAR)
to trust / to confide in / to rely on
vertrauen (REGULAR, DATIVE)
to try (something out)
probieren (REGULAR)
to have a desire
Lust haben (IRREGULAR)
to marry / to get married
heiraten (REGULAR)
to move in
einziehen (SEPARABLE, REGULAR)
to earn / to deserve
verdienen (REGULAR)
to kiss
küssen (REGULAR)
to get out / to get off
aussteigen (SEPARABLE, REGULAR)
to get in / to get on
einsteigen (SEPARABLE, IRREGULAR)
to keep / to remember
behalten (IRREGULAR)
to miss (out on something)
verpassen (REGULAR)
to remember / to remind
sich erinnern (REGULAR)
to pronounce
aussprechen (SEPARABLE, IRREGULAR)
to smoke weed
kiffen (REGULAR)
to respect / (to pay attention to)
(auf etwas) achten (REGULAR)
to irritate
irritieren (REGULAR)
to change
verändern (REGULAR)
