Vocabulary · Verbs
German Verbs List, A1 to C2, Words 301–360
Words 301 to 360 of 2,742, commonest first. Back to the start of the list.
2,742
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114
at A1
167
at A2
397
at B1
- ändern to change, to alter; to change, to vary
- erfahren to find out, learn, to come to know; to experience
- kämpfen to fight, to struggle
- hassen to hate; to mob
- schauen to watch, to view (a movie or other performance); to look (at something, at a certain…
- geschehen to occur; to happen; to happen
- versprechen to promise; to expect (something positive); to hope for
- anzeigen to display, to show (a measurement e.g. time, temperature, speed etc.); to indicate
- erwarten to expect, to consider likely; to await, to expect (someone to arrive)
- behalten to keep, to retain (money, items, etc. in one's possession); to keep [with accusative…
- mitteilen to inform about, to tell, to disclose, to impart, to report, to announce; to share with,…
- entscheiden to decide, to make a decision; to opt, to decide
- fangen to catch (grab something flying in the air); to catch; to capture (to take hold of a…
- forschen to research
- kosen to cuddle; to caress
- verhindern to prevent, to inhibit, to keep (something) from happening.
- stecken to stick; to be stuck; to be hiding (by location or causally behind something)
- schreien to shout; to yell; to cry; to scream; to howl
- schießen to shoot; to fire; to kick; to shoot
- folgen to follow (on the same path or in a sequence); to understand, to be attentive to
- schlagen to beat; to hit; to knock; to strike; to punch; to hammer; to pound; to beat; to win…
- steigen to ascend, to climb, to rise; to rise (in value, of commodities etc.)
- beweisen to prove; to display, to show, to demonstrate
- drohen to threaten; to loom, to be able to happen in the future [with dative ‘to someone’] (of…
- stehlen to steal; to skulk, to move secretly
- brachte brought; preterite of bringen, bring.
- fürchten to fear; to be afraid
- erwischen to catch (often referring to catching someone in an act of wrongdoing); to board, to…
- erkennen to recognize, perceive; to realize, detect, see, know, identify, discover, understand
- beschützen to protect, to guard, to defend
- gebären to give birth; referring to labour, or to labour and pregnancy as a whole; to give birth…
- verraten to betray, to be disloyal to; to reveal (something secret)
- schwören to swear; to take an oath; to swear by; to be convinced of; to like
- starten to start (airplane, event etc.); to start something
- übernehmen to take over (a task, a position, responsibilities from someone else); to take on more…
- befinden to occupy a place; to be located; to be situated; to find, to consider, to deem
- erledigen to free, to liberate, to release; to finish, to finalize, to complete, to see to, to…
- zerstören to destroy, demolish, devastate, eliminate; to dispel
- bewegen to motivate; to persuade; to prompt (someone or something to do something); to make…
- leisten to perform (a task, work), to accomplish (a task), to achieve (a goal); to provide (aid,…
- kritisieren to criticize, to criticise
- aufhalten to halt, to stop; to hold (someone) up; to hold something open (for someone) (e.g., a…
- hauen to thrust, slash (with a weapon); to cut, hew
- verstecken to conceal; to hide (oneself)
- präsentieren to present, to showcase; to introduce
- schützen to defend; to protect; to shelter; to guard; to cover
- überleben to survive; to outlive
- wirken to function, to be effective, to work; to appear, to seem
- vergnügen to please; to enjoy oneself
- herausfinden to find out; to figure out
- schaden to hurt, to be harmful; to damage, to harm, to hurt
- erscheinen to appear; to come out, be released
- stöhnen to moan, to groan, to grunt (to vocalize in a low, unarticulated manner, typically as an…
- gucken to look, to direct one's gaze at something; to watch, to direct one's gaze at something…
- werfen to throw; to throw (an exception)
- erschießen to shoot dead
- verzeihen to forgive; to pardon; to excuse
- zählen to count (to determine the number of objects in a group); to count (to recite numbers in…
- verbessern to improve (to make better), to enhance; to improve (to become better)
- verhaften to stop moving and instead stick, or make or become bound (more or less literally or…
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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