Vocabulary · Verbs
German Verbs List — A1 to C2 — Words 61–120
Continuing the list — words 61 to 120 of 1,897, still commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
1,897
entries
45
at A1
137
at A2
227
at B1
Each row links to the word's full entry — meanings, forms, examples and audio — on its own level page.
- gefallen to please; to appeal to [with dative ‘someone’] (idiomatically translated by English…
- zeigen to show, make see; to appear, become apparent, come out, turn out, show up, to be…
- erzählen to tell, to narrate, to recount; to tell, to say
- entschuldigen to excuse (something or (formal) someone); to offer excuse for someone’s absence, to…
- nennen to name (to give a name to); to call, to describe
- erinnern to remind; to remember, to be reminded of
- verlieren to lose (something, or a game); to shed
- erklären to explain, to make clear; to declare, assert
- möchten first/third-person plural subjunctive II of mögen
- sitzen to sit; to perch; to stay (in one place); to remain; to be (in a particular place or…
- passieren to happen; to move beyond; pass
- vorstellen to introduce (someone), to present; to introduce oneself
- erfahren to find out, learn, to come to know; to experience
- tragen to carry, to bear (something on one's person); to bear, to carry (responsibility, blame,…
- schicken to send, to dispatch (a person, letter, money etc. to a destination or a person); to hurry
- anrufen to call, to ring (by telephone or similar technology); to call on (someone, e.g. a…
- fühlen to feel (a thing, sensation, emotion - a noun); to feel (somehow - an adjective)
- lachen to laugh; to smile
- schauen to watch, to view (a movie or other performance); to look (at something, at a certain…
- fliegen to fly; to travel by air; to rush; to fly; to go quickly
- folgen to follow (on the same path or in a sequence); to understand, to be attentive to
- behalten to keep, to retain (money, items, etc. in one's possession); to keep [with accusative…
- verkaufen to sell (something in exchange for money); to sell (for a certain amount or at a certain…
- anfangen to begin; to commence; to start
- gewinnen to win; to be victorious; to win something; to gain
- bezahlen to pay, give money; to pay (suffer consequences); syntactic constructions as above
- zahlen to pay; to pay, to atone
- benutzen to make use (of)
- tanzen to dance
- ansehen to look at, to have a look at (taking in information in doing so); to look at…
- aussehen to look, seem; to look good or bad; depending on intonation
- singen to sing
- besuchen to visit, to see; to attend
- passen to fit; to suit, to be suitable for
- teilen to split, to share; to divide
- beginnen to begin; to commence; to be started; to start, to begin
- bedeuten to imply, to mean, to signify, to indicate, to spell, to betoken; to have meaning, to be…
- dauern to last, to continue, to persist (for a period of time); to last, to be permanent
- verdienen to make money, to earn; to deserve
- weinen to weep, cry
- wünschen to wish for; to make a wish for; to want; to desire; to wish
- kosten to cost
- hoffen to hope
- reisen to travel
- lösen to loose; to loosen; to detach; to remove; to separate
- abholen to collect, pick up or fetch someone or something; to target (customers)
- hassen to hate; to mob
- kochen to cook, to prepare food (chiefly hot food for lunch or supper); to cook something (in…
- enden to end
- raten to advise; to recommend; to guess
- ausgehen to go out (to leave one's abode to go to public places); to go out (to be turned off or…
- wählen to choose, to select; to dial (a telephone number, etc.)
- fehlen for there to be a lack [with dative ‘to someone/something’ and an (+ dative) ‘of…
- schwimmen to swim (to use swimming motions to move in the water); to swim (for pleasure, as a…
- zählen to count (to determine the number of objects in a group); to reckon, to consider, to…
- probieren to try; to taste
- aufmachen to open (a container, a door or window); to open for business
- packen to pack (luggage, a bundle, etc.); to get packed; to grab, to grip, to take
- anziehen senses related to dressing; to attract
- landen to land (to reach solid ground in an air, water or space vessel); to land (to make an…
Common questions
How many German verbs should I know?
This list holds 1,897 verbs graded A1 to C2. 182 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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