German Verb Words

sein

to be

werden

to become, to get, will

haben

to have

können

to be able to, can, may

sagen

to say, to tell

geben

to give, to provide

müssen

to have to, to need to, to must

sollen

should, shall, to ought to, to be supposed to

gehen

to go, to walk, to leave

kommen

to come, to arrive

wollen

to want

machen

to do, to make

stehen

to stand, to be, to suit

finden

to find, to think, to locate, to discover

lassen

to let, to allow, to leave

sehen

to see, to view, to watch

bleiben

to stay, to remain

liegen

to lie, to be located, to be situated

zeigen

to show, to demonstrate, to point, to indicate

dürfen

to be allowed, may, can

stellen

to put (vertically), to place, to position, to set, to provide

nehmen

to take, to have, to use

bringen

to bring, to take

erklären

to explain, to declare

spielen

to play, to gamble, to act, to perform

halten

to stop, to hold, to keep, to last

führen

to lead, to guide, to conduct, to manage, to wage

wissen

to know

setzen

to set, to place, to put

sich setzen

to sit down, to take seat, to settle

bekommen

to get, to receive

heißen

to be called, to mean

tun

to do

gehören

to belong to, to be part of

erhalten

to receive, to get, to obtain, to preserve, to maintain

beginnen

to begin, to start, to commence

mögen

to like, to want

sprechen

to speak, to talk

gelten

to be valid, to apply, to be effective, to be regarded as, to be considered as

arbeiten

to work

brauchen

to need, to require

bieten

to offer, to provide, to bid

fahren

to drive, to ride, to go

schreiben

to write

leben

to live

essen

to eat, to dine

denken

to think

lernen

to learn, to study

verstehen

to understand, to comprehend, to apprehend

trinken

to drink

bestehen

to exist, to insist, to pass, to consist, to persist

laufen

to run, to go, to walk

sitzen

to sit, to perch

entsprechen

to correspond to, to meet, to comply with, to conform to

glauben

to believe, to think

nennen

to name, to call

scheinen

to shine, to seem, to appear

ziehen

to pull, to drag, to draw, to move

treffen

to meet, to make, to hit, to strike

entstehen

to arise, to originate, to develop, to form, to emerge

fragen

to ask

sich fragen

to wonder

fallen

to fall, to drop, to decline

legen

to lay, to put (horizontally), to place, to set

(sich) vorstellen

to introduce, to present, to imagine, to picture, to envisage

meinen

to think, to mean, to say

suchen

to search, to look for, to seek

erreichen

to achieve, to reach, to attain, to accomplish, to gain

handeln

to deal, to trade, to act, to take action

tragen

to carry, to wear, to bear

lesen

to read

schaffen

to make, to create, to manage

kennen

to know

darstellen

to depict, to present, to represent, to portray, to pose

verlieren

to lose

entwickeln

to develop

reden

to talk, to speak

erkennen

to recognize, to recognise, to see, to identify, to detect

erscheinen

to appear, to seem, to be published, to be released, to come out

aussehen

to appear, to look

folgen

to follow

anfangen

to begin, to start

versuchen

to try, to attempt

bilden

to form, to educate

erwarten

to expect, to await, to anticipate

betreffen

to affect, to concern, to relate to

wohnen

to live, to dwell, to reside

warten

to wait, to await, to maintain, to service

helfen

to help, to aid, to assist

gewinnen

to win, to gain

fühlen

to feel, to sense

interessieren

to interest

sich interessieren

to be interested in

erinnern

to remind, to commemorate

sich erinnern

to remember, to recall

schließen

to close, to shut

anbieten

to offer

ergeben

to result in, to show, to give, to produce, to yield

sich ergeben

to surrender

bedeuten

to mean, to signify

verbinden

to connect, to link, to combine, to join

studieren

to study

fehlen

to lack, to be missing, to be absent

ansehen

to look at, to see, to view, to watch

steigen

to rise, to increase, to climb

nutzen

to use, to utilize, to utilise, to take advantage

vergleichen

to compare

sich verlassen

to depend, to rely on

verlassen

to leave, to abandon, to forsake, to desert

schauen

to look, to watch

ausgehen

to go out, to run out, to assume, to expect

geschehen

to happen, to occur

wachsen

to grow, to increase, to wax

beschreiben

to describe

einsetzen

to put in, to insert, to use

ändern

to change, to modify, to alter, to amend

annehmen

to accept, to assume, to believe

bezeichnen

to call, to name, to describe, to denote

wirken

to have an effect, to work, to be effective, to seem, to appear

planen

to plan

sich befinden

to be, to be located, to be situated, to feel

rufen

to call, to shout, to cry

passieren

to take place, to happen, to pass, to pass through

bestimmen

to decide, to determine, to define

schlagen

to hit, to beat, to strike, to defeat

aufnehmen

to record, to include, to absorb, to accommodate

öffnen

to open

fordern

to demand, to claim, to ask, to request, to challenge

gefallen

to please, to like

treten

to step, to kick, to tread

übernehmen

to take, to take over, to take on, to assume

lachen

to laugh

verwenden

to use, to utilize, to utilise, to apply

verändern

to change, to alter, to modify

wählen

to choose, to select, to elect, to vote, to dial

erfolgen

to take place, to occur, to happen

betrachten

to look at, to regard, to view, to consider, to watch

enthalten

to contain, to include

sich enthalten

to abstain

kaufen

to buy, to purchase, to shop

gelingen

to succeed, to work out, to manage

(sich) entscheiden

to decide, to determine, to rule

vergessen

to forget

erfahren

to experience, to find out, to learn, to hear

stattfinden

to take place, to occur, to happen

feststellen

to detect, to determine, to find out, to notice, to realize

bewegen

to move

verschwinden

to disappear, to vanish

dienen

to serve

berichten

to report, to tell

auftreten

to appear, to occur, to arise, to perform

beobachten

to observe, to watch

stimmen

to be correct, to be right, to be true, to vote, to tune

holen

to get, to fetch

rechnen

to calculate, to reckon, to expect

erleben

to experience

sterben

to die

unterscheiden

to distinguish, to differentiate

reichen

to reach, to be enough, to last, to suffice, to pass

werfen

to throw

leisten

to achieve, to perform, to afford

vorliegen

to be there, to exist

verlangen

to request, to demand, to require, to ask for

hoffen

to hope

bauen

to build, to construct

wünschen

to wish, to want

hängen

to hang

zählen

to count

dauern

to last, to take

teilen

to divide, to share, to split

sich freuen

to be happy, to be pleased, to be glad

bezahlen

to pay

stecken

to put, to plug, to insert, to be (located), to stick

bitten

to request, to ask, to beg

besuchen

to visit, to attend

sich sorgen

to worry, to be worried, to be concerned

sorgen

to take care of, to make sure, to look after, to care

beziehen

to refer, to relate, to obtain, to source

ankommen

to arrive, to reach

erhöhen

to raise, to increase, to heighten

spüren

to sense, to feel

melden

to report, to signal, to notify, to announce, to inform

betonen

to stress, to emphasize, to emphasise, to accentuate, to hightlight

besitzen

to own, to have, to possess

erfüllen

to fulfil, to meet, to satisfy

sich beteiligen

to participate, to take part, to contribute

merken

to notice, to note, to remember, to memorise, to realise

umfassen

to include, to comprise, to cover, to consist of

richten

to direct, to point, to address, to repair, to judge

sich eignen

to be suitable

passen

to fit, to match

unterstützen

to support, to help, to assist

beschäftigen

to employ, to engage

lösen

to solve, to resolve, to release, to loosen

sich trennen

to separate, to break up, to part, to split

trennen

to separate, to disconnect, to isolate

lieben

to love

antworten

to answer, to reply, to respond

einstellen

to adjust, to set, to employ, to hire, to stop

genügen

to be sufficient, to be enough, to satisfy, to meet

erzählen

to tell

bestätigen

to confirm

durchführen

to carry out, to conduct, to perform, to execute, to pass

untersuchen

to examine, to investigate, to check

aufbauen

to build, to build up, to set up, to establish

verkaufen

to sell

erlauben

to allow, to permit

drücken

to press, to push, to squeeze, to hug

eingehen

to deal with, to pay attention, to agree to, to shrink, to arrive

blicken

to look, to glance, to peep, to peek

treiben

to drive, to drift, to float

drohen

to threaten

behandeln

to treat, to deal with

überzeugen

to convince, to persuade, to impress

benutzen

to use

versprechen

to promise

entdecken

to discover

klingen

to sound

reagieren

to react, to respond

verdienen

to earn, to deserve, to merit

kosten

to cost, to taste

drehen

to turn, to rotate

überraschen

to surprise, to astonish

betreiben

to run, to proceed with, to operate

heben

to lift, to raise

fliegen

to fly

vertreten

to represent, to substitute

stoßen

to bump, to push, to encounter

schicken

to send, to mail

wechseln

to change, to switch

ermöglichen

to enable, to allow, to make possible

leiden

to suffer

herstellen

to produce, to manufacture, to make

benötigen

to require, to need

zahlen

to pay

liefern

to deliver, to supply, to provide

abschließen

to lock, to close, to complete, to conclude, to finish

stammen

to come from, to originate, to descend

verhindern

to prevent, to avert, to inhibit, to prohibit

erwähnen

to mention