Vocabulary · Verbs

German Verbs List, A1 to C2, Words 121–180

Words 121 to 180 of 2,742, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.

2,742 entries
114 at A1
167 at A2
397 at B1
  1. reden to talk, to speak, to orate; to talk, to reveal (something secret) verb redet · redete · geredet A2
  2. gehören to belong to, be the property of; to be a prerequisite for; to be a characteristic of verb gehört · gehörte · gehört A2
  3. möchten first/third-person plural subjunctive II of mögen verb A2
  4. liegen to lie (to be in a horizontal position); to lie down verb liegt · lag · gelegen A2
  5. dürfen to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may; to be allowed… verb darf · durfte · gedurft A2
  6. sterben to die verb stirbt · starb · gestorben A2
  7. stellen causative of stehen: to put, place, position (someone or something) such that it stands… verb stellt · stellte · gestellt A2
  8. versuchen to try, to attempt (often with an uncertain result); to try, to taste verb versucht · versuchte · versucht A2
  9. berichten to relate, to tell, to give an account of; to report (especially by the media or… verb berichtet · berichtete · berichtet A2
  10. holen to (go) get, to fetch (to go somewhere and take something to bring back); to (go) get,… verb holt · holte · geholt A2
  11. fällen to cut down, to chop down, to fell (a tree); to precipitate verb fällt · fällte · gefällt A2
  12. setzen to sit down; to settle (precipitate) verb setzt · setzte · gesetzt A2
  13. scheinen to shine; to gleam; to seem; to appear; to look verb scheint · schien · geschienen A2
  14. einigen to unite or unify (for example a group of people); to agree, to reach an agreement verb einigt · einigte · geeinigt A2
  15. teilen to split, to share; to divide verb teilt · teilte · geteilt A2
  16. kriegen to get; to catch, to come down with verb kriegt · kriegte · gekriegt A2
  17. fehlen for there to be a lack [with dative ‘to someone/something’ and an (+ dative) ‘of… verb fehlt · fehlte · gefehlt A2
  18. erreichen to reach (to attain by stretching); to reach, to get to, to arrive at (a place) verb erreicht · erreichte · erreicht A2
  19. schaffen to create, to call into being; to create, make, form, shape verb schafft · schuf · geschaffen A2
  20. nennen to name (to give a name to); to call, to describe verb nennt · nannte · genannt A2
  21. erinnern to remind; to remember, to be reminded of verb erinnert · erinnerte · erinnert A2
  22. verlieren to lose (something, or a game); to shed verb verliert · verlor · verloren A2
  23. aufhören to listen up; to stop; to quit; to cease verb hört auf · hörte auf · aufgehört A2
  24. fühlen to feel (a thing, sensation, emotion - a noun); to feel (somehow - an adjective) verb fühlt · fühlte · gefühlt A2
  25. rufen to call out, to shout, to cry (of a person or animal); to call for, to request the… verb ruft · rief · gerufen A2
  26. passen to fit; to suit, to be suitable for verb passt · passte · gepasst A2
  27. kümmern to take care, to look after; to grieve, to afflict, to trouble, to concern verb kümmert · kümmerte · gekümmert A2
  28. herstellen to produce, manufacture; to establish, make, install, connect verb stellt her · stellte her · hergestellt A2
  29. sitzen to sit; to perch; to stay (in one place); to remain; to be (in a particular place or… verb sitzt · saß · gesessen A2
  30. fallen to fall; to drop; to die; to fall in battle; to die in battle; to be killed in action verb fällt · fiel · gefallen A2
  31. schicken to send, to dispatch (a person, letter, money etc. to a destination or a person); to hurry verb schickt · schickte · geschickt A2
  32. schätzen to estimate; to guess; to suppose; to assume; to evaluate; to price; to assess verb schätzt · schätzte · geschätzt A2
  33. bestehen to succeed, to pass (an exam); to consist verb besteht · bestand · bestanden A2
  34. umbringen to kill, to murder, to do away with; to commit suicide verb bringt um · brachte um · umgebracht A2
  35. bestätigen to confirm, to corroborate verb bestätigt · bestätigte · bestätigt A2
  36. melden to report, to inform (about an incident or condition); to report (a person or their… verb meldet · meldete · gemeldet A2
  37. zahlen to pay; to pay, to atone verb zahlt · zahlte · gezahlt A2
  38. bitten to ask, to beg, to plead, to bid, to request; to ask, to invite verb bittet · bat · gebeten A2
  39. verdammen to condemn, to doom; to damn, to curse verb verdammt · verdammte · verdammt A2
  40. verkaufen to sell (something in exchange for money); to sell (for a certain amount or at a certain… verb verkauft · verkaufte · verkauft A2
  41. betonen to emphasize; to stress verb betont · betonte · betont A2
  42. benutzen to make use (of) verb benutzt · benutzte · benutzt A2
  43. legen to lie down; to castrate verb legt · legte · gelegt A2
  44. beginnen to begin; to commence; to be started; to start, to begin verb beginnt · begann · begonnen A2
  45. 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
  46. freuen to gladden, to make glad, to make pleased; to be glad, pleased, or happy about something verb freut · freute · gefreut A2
  47. dauern to last, to continue, to persist (for a period of time); to last, to be permanent verb dauert · dauerte · gedauert A2
  48. rechnen to count, reckon, calculate, compute; to count on, expect verb rechnet · rechnete · gerechnet A2
  49. lügen to tell a lie; to lie (to intentionally give false information); to give false… verb lügt · log · gelogen A2
  50. öffnen to open (to make something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut… verb öffnet · öffnete · geöffnet A2
  51. singen to sing; a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany verb singt · sang · gesungen A2
  52. empfehlen to propose, to advise in favor of; to recommend; to advocate verb empfiehlt · empfahl · empfohlen A2
  53. feiern to celebrate; to party; applicable from the most solemn to the most revelrous forms; to… verb feiert · feierte · gefeiert A2
  54. informieren to inform, to update; to read up on, to find out, to research, to look into, (rare) to… verb informiert · informierte · informiert A2
  55. teilnehmen to participate (in) verb nimmt teil · nahm teil · teilgenommen A2
  56. hängen to hang, to be suspended; to be attached to; to be fond of; to be devoted to; to cling to verb hängt · hing · gehangen A2
  57. schließen to shut; to close; to shut down; to lock verb schließt · schloss · geschlossen A2
  58. beenden to finish, to complete, to (bring/put to an) end; to terminate verb beendet · beendete · beendet A2
  59. wählen to choose, to select; to dial (a telephone number, etc.) verb wählt · wählte · gewählt A2
  60. bauen to build, to construct; to rely verb baut · baute · gebaut A2

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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