Verbs in German

Verbs are a key part of any language. The German verbs list below will help you learn common German verbs in no time. Together with other basic nouns and adjectives, this will quickly allow you to express basic things in German. For even more German verbs, take a look at our learning resources for German at the end of the page.

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Basic German Verbs
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Basic German Verbs

English	German
to open in German	öffnen (öffnete, geöffnet)
to close in German	schließen (schloss, geschlossen)
to sit in German	sitzen (saß, gesessen)
to stand in German	stehen (stand, gestanden)
to know in German	wissen (wusste, gewusst)
to think in German	denken (dachte, gedacht)
to win in German	gewinnen (gewann, gewonnen)
to lose in German	verlieren (verlor, verloren)
to ask in German	fragen (fragte, gefragt)
to answer in German	antworten (antwortete, geantwortet)
to help in German	helfen (half, geholfen)
to like in German	mögen (mochte, gemocht)
to kiss in German	küssen (küsste, geküsst)
to eat in German	essen (aß, gegessen)
to drink in German	trinken (trank, getrunken)

German Action Words

English	German
to take in German	nehmen (nahm, genommen)
to put in German	legen (legte, gelegt)
to find in German	finden (fand, gefunden)
to steal in German	stehlen (stahl, gestohlen)
to kill in German	töten (tötete, getötet)
to fly in German	fliegen (flog, geflogen)
to attack in German	angreifen (griff an, angegriffen)
to defend in German	verteidigen (verteidigte, verteidigt)
to fall in German	fallen (fiel, gefallen)
to choose in German	wählen (wählte, gewählt)

Movements in German

English	German
to run in German	laufen (lief, gelaufen)
to swim in German	schwimmen (schwamm, geschwommen)
to jump in German	springen (sprang, gesprungen)
to pull in German	ziehen (zog, gezogen)
to push in German	drücken (drückte, gedrückt)
to throw in German	werfen (warf, geworfen)
to crawl in German	krabbeln (krabbelte, gekrabbelt)
to fight in German	kämpfen (kämpfte, gekämpft)
to catch in German	fangen (fing, gefangen)
to roll in German	rollen (rollte, gerollt)

German Business Verbs

English	German
to buy in German	kaufen (kaufte, gekauft)
to pay in German	bezahlen (bezahlte, bezahlt)
to sell in German	verkaufen (verkaufte, verkauft)
to study in German	lernen (lernte, gelernt)
to call in German	telefonieren (telefonierte, telefoniert)
to read in German	lesen (las, gelesen)
to write in German	schreiben (schrieb, geschrieben)
to calculate in German	rechnen (rechnete, gerechnet)
to measure in German	messen (maß, gemessen)
to earn in German	verdienen (verdiente, verdient)
to count in German	zählen (zählte, gezählt)
to scan in German	scannen (scannte, gescannt)
to print in German	drucken (druckte, gedruckt)

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Basic German Verbs

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Movements in German

German Business Verbs

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