German Verbs Infinitive

fahren (irregular)

to ride

lesen (irregular)

to read

malen

to paint

machen

to do

spielen

to play

bleiben (irregular)

to stay

kommen (irregular)

to come

brauchen

to need

schlafen (irregular, a=ä)

to sleep

möchten (irregular, modal verb)

to wish, ich möchte=I would like

bestellen

to order

arbeiten

to work

sein (irregular)

to be

besuchen

to visit

dauern

to take time

schleißen

to close/shut

essen (irregular)

to eat

schneiden (irregular)

to cut

setzen

to put

geben (irregular, e=i)

to give

kaufen

to buy

spazieren

to walk

nehmen (irregular)

to take

gehen (irregular)

to go

lernen

to learn

aufstehen

to get up

wollen (irregular, modal verb)

to want, to intent/desire to

können (irregular, modal verb)

to be able to, ich kann = I can

müssen (irregular, modal verb)

must, to have to

wohnen

to live/reside

heißen

to be named

schreiben

to write

sprechen

to say

tanzen

to dance

hören

to listen

wissen (irregular)

to know

denken

to think

zeichnen

to draw

trinken

to drink

rauchen

to smoke

sagen

to say

besuchen

to look

mögen (irregular)

to like, to be fond of

treffen (irregular)

to meet

sollen

should, to be supposed to

dürfen

may, to be allowed to

aufmachen

to open

zumachen

to close

anmachen

to turn on

ausmachen

to turn off

wegfahren

to drive/ride away (by vehicle)

mitfahren

to ride with

auffahren

to drive up, to crash (traffic situations)

reinfahren

to drive in

rausfahren

to drive out

abfahren

to depart/leave (vehicle context)

mitmachen

to join in (Spiele, Auto)

einladen

to invite

anfangen

to begin, to start

abholen

to pick up

mitbringen

to bring with

einsammeln

to collect (ex: Geld for Soli)

anrufen

to call (mit Handy)

mitkommen

to come with

vorstellen

to introduce

einsteigen

to get on

aussteigen

to get off

zunähen

to sew up

wegwerfen

to throw away

einschlafen

to fall asleep

einkaufen

to shop

sitzen

to sit

stehen

to stand

liegen

to lay

spazierengehen

to take a walk

leiden

to suffer

lieben

to love

leben

to live

aufhalten

to stop

frühstücken

to have breakfast

vermissen

to miss

bestellen

to order (food, goods, service)

putzen

to clean

öffnen

to open

lachen

to laugh

lächeln

to smile

liefern

to deliver

aufhören

to stop/cease

zeigen

to show

tragen

to carry

schenken

to give a present

erklären

to explain

vorlesen

to read aloud

wandern

to hike/walk

gebären

to give birth

umsteigen

to transfer/change transportation

entwickeln

to develop

wachsen

to grow

achten

to respect

stören

to disturb