500 German Verbs
500 German Verbs
500 German Verbs
4 werden, wurde, geworden will; to be done (passive voice); to become irregular verb werden, wurde, worden
7 müssen, musste, gemusst must; to have to; to be obliged (to do sth.) irregular verb
11 gehen, ging, gegangen to go; to leave; to work, to function (coll.) strong verb
12 sehen, sah, gesehen to see; to see (to sth.); to realise strong verb
14 sollen should; to be asked (to do sth.); they say that irregular verb
16 kommen, kam, gekommen to come; to make it (e.g. over sth.); to go to; to occur strong verb
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21 mögen to like; may; to be hesitant to do sth. (in negation with inf.) irregular verb
27 lieben to love
30 heißen, hieß, geheißen to be called; to mean strong verb heissen, hiess, geheissen
31 nehmen, nahm, genommen to take; to cause oneself to be (in some state) strong verb
34 töten to kill
35 bekommen, bekam, bekommen to receive; to catch (e.g. a cold); to sit well with so. strong verb
39 kennen, kannte, gekannt to know; to be acquainted with; to be familiar with strong verb
40 verstehen, verstand, verstanden to understand; to get along with so./sth. irregular verb
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41 denken, dachte, gedacht to think; to consider strong verb
46 arbeiten to work
48 spielen to play
51 versuchen to try
55 bestimmen to determine
57 hoffen to hope
59 verlassen, verließ, verlassen to leave; to trust with sth. (refl.); to pass away, to die strong verb
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61 kriegen to get; to come down with
62 holen to fetch
74 laufen, lief, gelaufen to walk; to flow (of a fluid); to run (of an event) strong verb
78 heiraten to marry
80 sitzen, saß, gesessen to sit; to stay; to fit (of clothing) strong verb
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81 tragen, trug, getragen to carry; to hold; to wear (clothing) strong verb
82 kaufen to buy
83 hassen to hate
84 umbringen, brachte um, umgebracht to kill, to murder; to be very angry at so. strong verb
89 anrufen, rief an, angerufen to call by telephone; to call on (so., e.g. a divine being) strong verb
90 aufhören to stop
94 führen to lead
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101 fallen, fiel, gefallen to fall; to fall in battle; to collapse strong verb
114 verheiraten to marry (to perform the marriage); to get married (refl.)
118 schlagen, schlug, geschlagen to hit; to defeat; to beat (cooking) strong verb
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121 ansehen. sah an, angesehen to look at strong verb
131 versprechen, versprach, versprochen to promise; to hope for; to misspeak strong verb
135 aussehen, sah aus, ausgesehen to appear, to look (like) strong verb
139 aufhalten, hielt auf, aufgehalten to halt; to stay (in a place) strong verb
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141 verstecken to hide
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161 singen, sang, gesungen to sing strong verb
165 mitnehmen, nahm mit, mitgenommen to carry along; to pick up; to take away strong verb
170 hängen, hing, gehangen to hang; to be fond of; depend on strong verb
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181 bauen to build: to roll a joint
188 unterhalten, unterhielt, unhterhalten to maintain; to entertain; to converse (refl.) strong verb
189 aufpassen to watch out; to look after something; to be attentive with sth.
190 mitbringen, bracht mit, mitgebracht to bring along, to bring with strong verb
192 bestehen, bestand, bestanden to succeed, to pass (an exam); to consist (aus ("of")); to exist; to insist (auf ("on")) irregular verb
196 antun, tat an, angetan to do something to someone; to appeal to someone irregular verb
197 mitkommen, kam mit, mitgekommen to come with so., to understand sth. strong verb
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201 freuen to make glad; to be glad (über sth.) (refl.); to look forward (auf sth.) (refl.)
202 aufgeben, gab auf, aufgegeben to give up on; to give up (refl.); to abandon strong verb
206 schließen, schloss, geschlossen to shut; to close; to lock; to conclude strong verb
211 treten, trat, getreten to step; to read; to kick (a ball) strong verb
213 hingehen, ging hin, hingegangen to go (there); (of time) to pass strong verb
219 einladen, lädt ein, eingeladen to invite; to load (something into a container) strong verb
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221 zulassen, ließ zu, zugelassen to allow; to license (for a car) strong verb
222 lügen, log, gelogen to lie; to give false information (unintentionally) strong verb
230 zurückkommen, kam zurück, zurückgekommento return (to come back) strong verb
231 hinterlassen, hinterließ, hinterlassen to leave; to leave behind; to bequeath strong verb
238 schreien, schrie, geschrieen to shout; to yell; to scream strong verb schreien, schrie, geschrien
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241 überlegen to think, to think over
243 ausgehen, ging aus, ausgegangen to go out; to run out (e.g. of money) strong verb
245 erwachsen, erwuchs, erwachsen to grow up; to spring up; to accrue strong verb
246 annehmen, nahm an, angenommen to assume; to receive; to accept strong verb
248 vergeben, vergab, vergeben to set (work); to forgive; to assign strong verb
254 aufnehmen, nahm auf, aufgenommen to pick up; to receive; to take in; to record strong verb
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261 unternehmen, unternahm, unternommen to undertake strong verb
262 befinden, befand, befunden to be located (refl.); to find, to consider (formal) strong verb
266 entlassen, entließ, entlassen to release (a prisoner or patient); to dismiss (from a job) strong verb
270 geraten, geriet, geraten to turn out, succed; to thrive strong verb
272 verbieten, verbot, verboten to forbid, to prohibit (with dative) strong verb
273 angehen, ging an, angegangen to conern; to tackle (a problem); to turn on (a machine) strong verb
278 abschließen, schloss ab, abgeschlossen to end, to complete; to shut off; to lock up; to conclude (a contract, deal) strong verb
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281 ergeben, ergab, ergeben to produce; to surrender (refl.); to arise, result, turn out strong verb
282 bieten, bot, geboten to offer; to bid; to arrise, to occur (of an opportunity) (refl.) strong verb
286 übergeben, übergab, übergeben to hand over; to vomit (refl.) strong verb
294 ankommen, kam an, angekommen to arrive; to depend (auf sth.) strong verb
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301 gucken to look, to watch, to have a certain facial expression
302 brennen, brannte, gebrannt to burn; to have a strong affection for; to induce pain strong verb
311 klingeln to ring (to produce the sound of a bell or a similar sound)
314 rausfinden, fand raus, rausgefunden to figure out (coll.) strong verb
319 herkommen, kam her, hergekommen to come over, come here (towards the speaker); to come from strong verb
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321 schnappen to snap (with one's mouth); to catch; to nab (a criminal) (coll.)
322 aufstehen, stand auf, aufgestanden to get up; to be open (e.g. a window, door) strong verb
323 anhalten, hielt an, angehalten to stop (cease moving); to continue; to compel strong verb
329 genießen, genoss, genossen to enjoy (an experience); to relish strong verb
331 absehen, sah ab, abegesehen to foresee; to overlook, to disregard strong verb
332 zusehen, sah zu, zugesehen to watch; to see, to make sure (that sth. happens) strong verb
335 unterschreiben, unterschrieb, unterschrieben to sign (write one's signature) strong verb
336 erfinden, erfand, erfunden to invent; to fabricate (sth. untrue); to find out strong verb
337 rauskommen, kam raus, rausgekommen to get out; to make it big (with groß before verb) strong verb
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341 auffallen, fiel auf, aufgefallen to stand out; to catch someone's eye (with dative) strong verb
342 rennen, rannte, gerannt to race; to sprint; to run over someone (aux. with haben) strong verb
344 treiben, trieb, getrieben to propel; to put forth; to urge (figuratively); to fuck; to float; to sprout; to get up to strong verb
346 loswerden, wurde los, losgeworden to get rid of so./sth. strong verb
348 empfangen, empfing, empfangen to receive; to greet; to conceive (biology) strong verb
349 wiedersehen, sah wieeder, wiedergesehen to see again, to meet again strong verb
355 greifen, griff, gegriffen to grab; to seize; to reach; to capture strong verb
360 anziehen, zog an, angezogen to get dressed; to put on; to dress so.; to attract; to pull strong verb
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361 verarschen to trick; to fool
364 beibringen, brachte bei, beigebracht to teach; to break (news, information) carefully to; to inflict strong verb
368 hauen, haute, gehauen to slash; to cut; to hit (coll.) irregular verb hauen, hieb, gehauen
373 überlassen, überließ, überlassen to relinquish; to leave sth. in so.'s care strong verb
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381 bestrafen to punish
387 anlügen, log an, angelogen to lie to; to tell so. a lie strong verb
389 bescheißen, beschiss, beschissen to deceive so.; to screw so. strong verb
394 riechen, roch, gerochen to sniff; to reek; to tolerate so. (coll.) strong verb
400 rausholen to spring so. (from a trap, prison etc.); to spring sth. (suddenly); to whip it out
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401 mitmachen to take part
410 ausziehen, zog aus, ausgezogen to take sth. off; to undress; to pull out; to move out strong verb
412 anschießen, schoss an, angeschossen to shoot along; to shoot so. strong verb
413 achten to respect; to regard so.; to pay attention to sth. (with "auf")
420 fressen, fraß, gefressen to eat (of an animal); to gorge; to guzzle strong verb
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421 aufmachen to open; to head/move off (refl.); to undo sth.
422 verabschieden to disband; to see so. off; to say goodbye (refl.); to adopt (a law, etc.)
427 überfallen, überfiel, überfallen to attack; to raid (a bank); to invade (a country) strong verb
428 einfallen, fiel ein, eingefallen to collapse; to come to mind strong verb
431 begehen, beging, begangen to commit, perpetrate (a crime, an offence) strong verb
433 nachsehen, sah nach, nachgesehen to chech back; to peek; to look sth. up/over strong verb
437 reiten, ritt, geritten to ride; to ride on the back of so./sth. strong verb
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441 präsentieren to present; to introduce
442 verbergen, verbarg, verborgen to conceal sth: to hide sth. strong verb
445 weitergehen, ging weiter, weitergegangen to continue; to proceed; to keep moving strong verb
450 versetzen to put, to move; to deal, to give (a blow, hit); to transfer (when to do with work)
451 verbrennen, verbrannte, verbrannt to burn, to incinerate; to burn oneself; to scorch (miltary) strong verb
456 streichen, strich, gestrichen to stroke; to cancel; to spread, to rub; to paint strong verb
458 aussteigen, stieg aus, ausgestiegen to exit; to get off strong verb
460 abgeben, gab ab, abgegeben to hand sth. in; to emit sth.; to deliver sth.; to cede sth. strong verb
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461 beleidigen to offend so., to insult so.
462 eingehen, ging ein, eingegangen to shrink (textile); to wither/die (plants, animals); to assume sth.; strong verb
467 abnehmen, nahm ab, abegenommn to decrease; to lose weight; to accept sth.; to pick up (of telephones) strong verb
471 verhalten, verhielt, verhalten to behave (refl.); to act (refl.); to press (coll.) strong verb
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481 studieren to study; to go to universitty/college
487 festhalten, hielt fest, festgehalten to hold so./sth.; to retain sth.; to record sth.; to detain strong verb
491 bereiten to prepare sth. (meals, coffee, etc.); to give, to cause (pleasure, trouble, etc.)
495 verlaufen, verlief, verlaufen to blend; to continue; to get lost (refl.); to go (well, poorly, etc.) strong verb
499 aussetzen to pause; to suspend sth.; to abandon so.; to expose oneself to sth. (refl.)
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