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.

  1. gefallen to please; to appeal to [with dative ‘someone’] (idiomatically translated by English… verb gefällt · gefiel · gefallen A2
  2. zeigen to show, make see; to appear, become apparent, come out, turn out, show up, to be… verb zeigt · zeigte · gezeigt A2
  3. erzählen to tell, to narrate, to recount; to tell, to say verb erzählt · erzählte · erzählt A2
  4. entschuldigen to excuse (something or (formal) someone); to offer excuse for someone’s absence, to… verb entschuldigt · entschuldigte · entschuldigt A2
  5. nennen to name (to give a name to); to call, to describe verb nennt · nannte · genannt A2
  6. erinnern to remind; to remember, to be reminded of verb erinnert · erinnerte · erinnert A2
  7. verlieren to lose (something, or a game); to shed verb verliert · verlor · verloren A2
  8. erklären to explain, to make clear; to declare, assert verb erklärt · erklärte · erklärt A2
  9. möchten first/third-person plural subjunctive II of mögen verb A2
  10. sitzen to sit; to perch; to stay (in one place); to remain; to be (in a particular place or… verb sitzt · saß · gesessen A2
  11. passieren to happen; to move beyond; pass verb passiert · passierte · passiert A2
  12. vorstellen to introduce (someone), to present; to introduce oneself verb stellt vor · stellte vor · vorgestellt A2
  13. erfahren to find out, learn, to come to know; to experience verb erfährt · erfuhr · erfahren A2
  14. tragen to carry, to bear (something on one's person); to bear, to carry (responsibility, blame,… verb trägt · trug · getragen A2
  15. schicken to send, to dispatch (a person, letter, money etc. to a destination or a person); to hurry verb schickt · schickte · geschickt A2
  16. anrufen to call, to ring (by telephone or similar technology); to call on (someone, e.g. a… verb ruft an · rief an · angerufen A2
  17. fühlen to feel (a thing, sensation, emotion - a noun); to feel (somehow - an adjective) verb fühlt · fühlte · gefühlt A2
  18. lachen to laugh; to smile verb lacht · lachte · gelacht A2
  19. schauen to watch, to view (a movie or other performance); to look (at something, at a certain… verb schaut · schaute · geschaut A2
  20. fliegen to fly; to travel by air; to rush; to fly; to go quickly verb fliegt · flog · geflogen A2
  21. folgen to follow (on the same path or in a sequence); to understand, to be attentive to verb folgt · folgte · gefolgt A2
  22. behalten to keep, to retain (money, items, etc. in one's possession); to keep [with accusative… verb behält · behielt · behalten A2
  23. verkaufen to sell (something in exchange for money); to sell (for a certain amount or at a certain… verb verkauft · verkaufte · verkauft A2
  24. anfangen to begin; to commence; to start verb fängt an · fing an · angefangen A2
  25. gewinnen to win; to be victorious; to win something; to gain verb gewinnt · gewann · gewonnen A2
  26. bezahlen to pay, give money; to pay (suffer consequences); syntactic constructions as above verb bezahlt · bezahlte · bezahlt A2
  27. zahlen to pay; to pay, to atone verb zahlt · zahlte · gezahlt A2
  28. benutzen to make use (of) verb benutzt · benutzte · benutzt A2
  29. tanzen to dance verb tanzt · tanzte · getanzt A2
  30. ansehen to look at, to have a look at (taking in information in doing so); to look at… verb sieht an · sah an · angesehen A2
  31. aussehen to look, seem; to look good or bad; depending on intonation verb sieht aus · sah aus · ausgesehen A2
  32. singen to sing verb singt · sang · gesungen A2
  33. besuchen to visit, to see; to attend verb besucht · besuchte · besucht A2
  34. passen to fit; to suit, to be suitable for verb passt · passte · gepasst A2
  35. teilen to split, to share; to divide verb teilt · teilte · geteilt A2
  36. beginnen to begin; to commence; to be started; to start, to begin verb beginnt · begann · begonnen A2
  37. bedeuten to imply, to mean, to signify, to indicate, to spell, to betoken; to have meaning, to be… verb bedeutet · bedeutete · bedeutet A2
  38. dauern to last, to continue, to persist (for a period of time); to last, to be permanent verb dauert · dauerte · gedauert A2
  39. verdienen to make money, to earn; to deserve verb verdient · verdiente · verdient A2
  40. weinen to weep, cry verb weint · weinte · geweint A2
  41. wünschen to wish for; to make a wish for; to want; to desire; to wish verb wünscht · wünschte · gewünscht A2
  42. kosten to cost verb kostet · kostete · gekostet A2
  43. hoffen to hope verb hofft · hoffte · gehofft A2
  44. reisen to travel verb reist · reiste · gereist A2
  45. lösen to loose; to loosen; to detach; to remove; to separate verb löst · löste · gelöst A2
  46. abholen to collect, pick up or fetch someone or something; to target (customers) verb holt ab · holte ab · abgeholt A2
  47. hassen to hate; to mob verb hasst · hasste · gehasst A2
  48. kochen to cook, to prepare food (chiefly hot food for lunch or supper); to cook something (in… verb kocht · kochte · gekocht A2
  49. enden to end verb endet · endete · geendet A2
  50. raten to advise; to recommend; to guess verb rät · riet · geraten A2
  51. ausgehen to go out (to leave one's abode to go to public places); to go out (to be turned off or… verb geht aus · ging aus · ausgegangen A2
  52. wählen to choose, to select; to dial (a telephone number, etc.) verb wählt · wählte · gewählt A2
  53. fehlen for there to be a lack [with dative ‘to someone/something’ and an (+ dative) ‘of… verb fehlt · fehlte · gefehlt A2
  54. schwimmen to swim (to use swimming motions to move in the water); to swim (for pleasure, as a… verb schwimmt · schwamm · geschwommen A2
  55. zählen to count (to determine the number of objects in a group); to reckon, to consider, to… verb zählt · zählte · gezählt A2
  56. probieren to try; to taste verb probiert · probierte · probiert A2
  57. aufmachen to open (a container, a door or window); to open for business verb macht auf · machte auf · aufgemacht A2
  58. packen to pack (luggage, a bundle, etc.); to get packed; to grab, to grip, to take verb packt · packte · gepackt A2
  59. anziehen senses related to dressing; to attract verb zieht an · zog an · angezogen A2
  60. landen to land (to reach solid ground in an air, water or space vessel); to land (to make an… verb landet · landete · gelandet A2

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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