Verbs are among the most important words you’ll be learning in a language. So in this vocabulary lesson, we’ll go through 76 of the most useful German verbs.
Please take note that this lesson is purely for learning vocabulary. How to conjugate German verbs would be a lesson for another day.
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Now for the list!
| German | English |
| ändern | to change |
| antworten | to reply |
| arbeiten | to work |
| beginnen | to start |
| bleiben | to stay |
| brauchen | to need |
| bringen | to bring |
| erhalten | to receive |
| erklären | to explain |
| erwarten | to expect |
| essen | to eat |
| fallen | to fall |
| fehlen | to miss |
| finden | to find |
| folgen | to follow |
| fragen | to ask |
| fühlen | to feel |
| geben | to give |
| gehen | to walk |
| gehören | to belong |
| gewinnen | to win |
| glauben | to believe |
| haben | to have |
| halten | to hold |
| helfen | to help |
| hören | to hear |
| kennen | to know |
| kommen | to come |
| können | can |
| lachen | to laugh |
| laufen | to run |
| leben | to live |
| lernen | to learn |
| lesen | to read |
| lieben | to love |
| liegen | to lie (down) |
| machen | to make / to do |
| meinen | to mean |
| mögen | to like |
| müssen | to have to / must |
| nehmen | to take |
| öffnen | to open |
| rechnen | to calculate |
| rennen | to run |
| riechen | to smell |
| sagen | to say |
| scheinen | to seem |
| schieben | to push |
| schlafen | to sleep |
| schließen | to close |
| schreiben | to write |
| sehen | to see |
| sein | to be |
| singen | to sing |
| sitzen | to sit |
| sollen | should |
| spielen | to play |
| sprechen | to talk / to speak |
| stehen | to stand |
| suchen | to search |
| teilen | to share |
| tragen | to carry |
| treffen | to meet |
| trinken | to drink |
| verlassen | to leave |
| verlieren | to lose |
| verstehen | to understand |
| versuchen | to try |
| verwenden | to use |
| werden | to become |
| wissen | to know |
| wohnen | to live / to reside |
| wollen | to want |
| zählen | to count |
| zeigen | to show |
| ziehen | to pull |
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