Verbs (German infinitives) Flashcards

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antworten

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to answer | antwortete, geantwortet

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arbeiten

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to work | arbeitete, gearbeitet

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beschreiben

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to describe | beschrieb, beschrieben

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bestellen

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to order | bestellte, bestellt

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fragen

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to ask | fragte, gefragt

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heißen

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to be called | hieß, geheißen

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kochen

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to cook | kocht, gekocht

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kreuzen

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to cross | kreuzte, gekreuzt

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laufen

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to walk (fast)/run | lief, gelaufen, läuf-

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lehren

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to teach | lehrte, gelehrt

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malen

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to paint | malte, gemalt

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reden

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to talk | redete, geredet

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rennen

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to run | rannte, gerannt

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schwimmen

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to swim | schwamm, geschwommen

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studieren

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to study (at university/school) (your course of study) | studierte, studiert

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heiraten

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to marry

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verloben

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to become engaged

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wohnen

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to live (place)

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suchen

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to search for/to look for | suchte, gesucht

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brauchen

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to need | brauchte, gebraucht

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buchstabieren

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to spell (out)

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bedeuten

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to mean/to stand for

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leben

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to live | lebte, gelebt

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kosten

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to cost | kostete, gekostet

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(im Internet) surfen

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to surf (the internet) | surfte, desurft

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fotografieren

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to take photos/to photograph | fotografierte, fotografiert

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spielen

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to play | spielte, gespielt

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hören

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to hear/to listen to | hörte, gehört

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spazieren gehen

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to go on a walk/to go on walks

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besuchen

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to visit | besuchte, besucht

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tanzen

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to dance | tanzte, getanzt

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rauchen

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to smoke | rauchte, gerauchst

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frühstücken

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to have breakfast | frühstückte, gefrühstückt

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ab*fahren

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to depart/to leave | Fuhr ab, abgefahren, fähr- ab

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ab*holen

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to collect/to claim/pick up | holte ab, abgeholt

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an*kommen

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to arrive | kam an, angekommen

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an*rufen

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to call (telephone)/to shout to | rief an, angerufen

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an*sehen

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to look at | sah an, angesehen, sieh- an

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auf*hören

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to stop (intransitive) | hörte auf, aufgehört

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an*halten

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to stop (intransitive) | hielt an, angehalten, hält- an

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an*hören

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to listen to | hörte an, angehört

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auf*halten

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to stop (transitive) | hielt auf, aufgehalten, hält- auf

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aus*sehen

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to look (like) | sah aus, ausgesehen, sieh- aus

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aus*schlafen

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to sleep in | schlief aus, ausgeschlafen, schläf aus

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aus*steigen

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to get off/out | stieg aus, ausgestiegen

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bekommen

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to get/to receive | bekam, bekommen

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bieten

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to offer/to bid| bot, geboten

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bringen

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to bring | brachte, gebracht

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ein*kaufen

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to shop | kaufte ein, eingekauft

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ein*steigen

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to get on/in | stieg ein, eingestiegen

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erfinden

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to make up/ to invent | erfand, erfunden

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essen

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to eat | aß, gegessen, iss(t)

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fahren

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to ride/to drive | fuhr, gefahren, fähr

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fern*sehen

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to watch TV | sah fern, ferngesehen, sieh fern-

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finden (er/sie/es)

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to find/to think (something is)| fand, gefunden

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glauben

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to believe | glaubte, geglaubt

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haben

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to have | hatte, gahabt, ~

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her*kommen

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to come here | kam her,hergekommen

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hin*fahren

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to drive there/to go there | fuhr hin, hingefahren, fähr- hin

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kennen

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to know\to be acquainted with/to be familiar with/to recognise | kannte, gekannt

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kommen

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to come | kam gekommen

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lernen

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to learn/to study | lernte, gelernt

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los*fahren

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to drive off/to set off | fuhr los, losgefahren, fähr- los

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machen

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to do/to make | machte, gemacht

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mit*bringen

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to bring along/with | brachte mit, mitgebracht

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mit*machen

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to join in/to participate/to take part | machte mit, migemacht

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mit*nehmen

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to take with oneself | nahm mit, mitgenommen, nimm- mit

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mögen (irregular present)

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to like | mochte, gemocht, (mag, magst, mag)

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nach*denken

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to contemplate/to think about | dachte nach, nachgedacht

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nehmen

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to take/to select/choose | nahm genommen, nimm

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sagen

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to say | sagte, gesagt

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schmecken

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to taste (good) | schmeckte, gesckmeckt

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schreiben

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to write | schrieb, geschrieben

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sehen

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to see | sah gesehen, sieh-

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singen

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to sing | sang, gesungen

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trinken

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to drink | trank, getrunken

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um*steigen

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to change (vehicile/bus/train) | stieg um, umgestiegen

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unterrichten

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to teach | unterrichtete, unterrichtet

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verheiraten

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to marry | verheiratete, verheiratet

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verlessen

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to leave/to abandon | verließ, verlassen verläss

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verloben

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to become engaged | verlobte, verlobt

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verwenden

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to use |verwendete/verwandte, verwandet/verwandt

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vor*lesen

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to read aloud/to someone | las vor, vorgelesen, lies

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wandern

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to travel/to wander | wanderte, gewandert

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werden

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to become (to will for future) | wurde, geworden (wirst, wird)

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wohnen

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to live (place) | wohnte, gewohnt

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wollen

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to want | wollte, gewollt (will, willst, will)

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zeigen

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to point/to indicate/to show | zeigte, gezeigt

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ein*laden

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to invite | lud ein, eingeladen, läd - ein

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auf*räumen

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to clean up | räumte auf, aufgeräumt

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kaufen

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to buy | kaufte, gekauft

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lachen

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to laugh | lachte, gelacht

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shlafen

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to sleep | schlief, geschlafen, schläf

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meinen

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to think | meinte, gemeint

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schwängern

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to impregnante/get someone pregnant | schwängerte, geschwängert

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an*fangen

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to begin/to start | fing an, angefangen, Fäng- an

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feiern

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to celebrate | feierte, gefeiert

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dauern

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to last/to go on| dauerte, gedauert

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to please

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gefallen (intransitive) e.g es gefällt mir| gefiel, gefallen, gefäll-

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geben

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to give | gab, gegeben, gib-

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fliegen

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to fly | flog, geflogen

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springen

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to jump | sprang, gesprungen

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ab*biegen

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to bend/to turn (off) |bog ab, abgebogen

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weiterfahren

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to continue driving | fuhr weite, weitergefahren, fähr- weiter

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wenden

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to turn around |wendete/wandte, gewendet/gewandt

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zurück*fahren

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to drive back | fuhr zurück, zurückgefahren, fähr zurück

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vermieten

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to rent out/to lease | vermietete, vermietet

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bezahlen

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to pay | bezahlte, bezahlt

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stehen

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to stand | stand, gestanden

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danken

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to thank | dankte, gedankt

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fehlen

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to be lacking/missing/absent | fehlte, gefehlt

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Gehören

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to belong to (intransitive) | gehörte, gehört

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verdienen

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to earn/make | verdiente, verdient

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steigen auf/in/aus

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to climb (intransitive so requires preposition) | stieg, gestiegen

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reisen + prep.

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to travel | reiste, gereist

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segeln

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to sail | segelte, gesegelt

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ab*schließen

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to lock/to conclude or complete/finish | schloss ab, abgeschlossen

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an*melden

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to announce/to enrol | meldete an, angemeldet

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putzen

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to clean/wipe/polish | putzete, geputzt

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husten

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to cough | hustete, gehustet

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verletzen

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to hurt/injure | verletzte, verletzt

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decken

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to cover | deckte, gedeckt

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ab*waschen

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to wash (up) | wusch ab, abgewaschen

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waschen

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to wash/to launder | wusch, gewaschen

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ab*trocknen

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to dry (off)/to wipe | trocknete ab, abgetrocknet

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aufhängen

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to hang up | hing auf, aufgehangen

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bügeln

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to iron | bügelte, gebügelt

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aus*räumen

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to clear out/to move out | räumte aus, ausgeräumt

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wischen

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to wipe | wischte, gewischt

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staubsaugen

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to vacuum | staubsaugte, gestaubsaugt

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dürfen

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to be allowed to | durfte, gedurft, (darf, darfst, darf)

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müssen

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to must/have to/need to | musste, gemusst (muss, musst, muss)

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aus*leihen

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to lend/to borrow | lieh aus, ausgeliehen

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benutzen

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to use/to make use of | benuzte, benutzt