Vocabulary · Verbs
German Verbs List, A1 to C2, Words 61–120
Words 61 to 120 of 2,742, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
2,742
entries
114
at A1
167
at A2
397
at B1
- tragen to carry, to bear (something on one's person); to bear, to carry (responsibility, blame,…
- lachen to laugh; to smile
- lesen to read (to look at and understand symbols, words, or data); to read (to give off a…
- fliegen to fly; to travel by air; to rush; to fly; to go quickly
- anfangen to begin; to commence; to start
- bezahlen to pay, give money; to pay, to balance a bill
- wünschen to wish for; to make a wish for; to want; to desire; to wish
- tanzen to dance
- aussehen to look, seem; [with nach (+ dative) ‘like someone/something’]
- wohnen to live, reside, dwell (to remain or be settled permanently, or for a considerable…
- fragen to ask; to ask for, to ask after
- besuchen to visit, to see; to attend
- mitnehmen to take with; to carry along; to pick up; to keep
- danken to thank
- fernsehen to watch television; television
- antworten to answer, to reply
- verdienen to make money, to earn; to deserve
- einladen to invite; to treat (to food or drink, especially at one's own expense)
- aufpassen to watch out, to be alert; to look after, to take care of
- mitbringen to bring (along, with), to accompany; to bring (something, especially as a gift)
- mitkommen to come with, to join and come along with (another person); to understand (something)
- schmecken to taste; to enjoy (the taste of something)
- abholen to collect, pick up or fetch someone or something; to target (customers)
- aufstehen to get up (move from a sitting or lying position to a standing position; to get up from…
- kochen to cook, to prepare food (chiefly hot food for lunch or supper); to cook something (in…
- kennenlernen to get to know, become acquainted with (a person, place, thing); to befriend.; to meet;…
- raten to advise; to recommend; to guess
- schwimmen to swim (to use swimming motions to move in the water); to swim (for pleasure, as a…
- aufmachen to open (a container, a door or window); to open for business
- reparieren to repair
- ankommen to arrive; to depend
- reiten to ride; to do horseriding; to ride (someone or something), to ride on the back of
- waschen to wash; gerund of waschen
- wiederholen to repeat (to do or say again); to recapitulate (to summarize or repeat in concise form)
- schenken to give as a present, to gift; to spare one(self) (something)
- üben to practice, to drill, to train; to exercise, to perform; used to form verbal phrases…
- einkaufen to shop; to buy, to purchase
- abgeben to give up, relinquish, let go, concede, hand over, etc. (power, money, valuable…
- aussteigen to exit, get off (especially a vehicle); to phase out, to back out, to bail out
- telefonieren to have a telephone call
- mitmachen to take part, to participate, to join in; to experience, to endure, to go through
- wecken to wake, to wake up; an oblong bread roll
- einsteigen to get in or on; to join
- regnen to rain
- aufräumen to tidy up
- wandern to hike, to go trekking; to wander, to migrate, to move spontaneously, to end up…
- frühstücken to have breakfast, to breakfast (to eat the morning meal); to have something for…
- zumachen to close; to shut; to lock
- abfahren to depart, to leave; to carry off, to remove
- duschen to shower; to shower someone or something (e.g. a child, a portion of one's body)
- basteln to perform handicrafts or DIY, to build, to craft (especially something from paper,…
- auf sein
- aus sein be over; run out of
- spazieren gehen to go for a walk, to stroll, to take a stroll
- sollen should; to be obligated (to do something); ought; shall; to be recommended (to do…
- geben to give (changing ownership); to hand, to pass, to put within reach
- tun to do (to perform or execute an action); to do (harm or good, but negative by default)
- unternehmen to undertake; business, enterprise, company
- meinen to opine, to think; to believe; to suppose; to say; to utter; not used with nouns; not…
- stehen to stand (to be upright, support oneself in an erect position); to be, to stand (to be…
Common questions
How many German verbs should I know?
This list holds 2,742 verbs graded A1 to C2. 281 of them fall in A1–A2, which is the set worth knowing cold before anything else.
Are the verb forms included?
Yes. Every verb entry lists the third-person present, the preterite and the past participle, plus whether it takes haben or sein in the perfect. Those four pieces are enough to build every tense.
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