German Grammar: Verbs, Adjectives, and Noun-Verb Connections

A comprehensive collection of German vocabulary flashcards focusing on verbs and adjectives with specific case requirements and prepositional objects, alongside common noun-verb constructions.

abraten (+ DAT, von + DAT)

To advise someone against something; e.g., The boss advised a colleague against a complaint.

ähneln (+ DAT)

To resemble or look like someone or something; e.g., She resembles her mother.

begegnen (+ DAT)

To encounter or meet someone/something by chance; e.g., Meeting an old math teacher at the supermarket.

beitreten (+ DAT)

To join an organization or party; e.g., The minister joined the party at the age of $16$.

gehören (+ DAT)

To belong to someone; e.g., The sunglasses belong to me.

bedürfen (+ GEN)

To require or be in need of; e.g., This measure requires an explanation.

lehren (+ AKK, AKK)

To teach someone something (uses two accusative objects); e.g., His father taught him piano playing.

kosten (+ AKK, AKK)

To cost someone a specific amount or thing; e.g., The renovation costs the house owner a fortune.

anklagen (+ AKK, GEN)

To accuse someone of a crime; e.g., The prosecution accused the suspect of murder.

anvertrauen (+ DAT, AKK)

To entrust someone with a secret or something valuable.

abhängen (von + DAT)

To depend on something; e.g., Everything depends on the weather.

achten (auf + AKK)

To pay attention to something; e.g., Pay attention to capitalization.

anrufen (bei + DAT)

To call a specific place or person; e.g., Call the service center.

ausgeben (für + AKK)

To spend money on something; e.g., He spends a lot of money on computer games.

bestehen (aus + DAT)

To consist of; e.g., The film consists only of action scenes.

leiden (an + DAT) vs. leiden (unter + DAT)

To suffer from a disease (an) versus suffering from circumstances like noise (unter).

sich rächen (an + DAT, für + AKK)

To take revenge on someone for something.

senken (um + AKK, auf + AKK)

To lower or reduce something by a specific amount to a specific level; e.g., to reduce expenses by $20\,\text{percent}$ to $300\,000\,\text{Euro}$.

sterben (an + AKK)

To die of something; e.g., in the early $19\text{th}$ century every fourth person died of tuberculosis.

teilnehmen (an + DAT)

To participate in something; e.g., To take part in a meeting.

zählen (zu + DAT)

To be counted among or to be part of a group; e.g., The company is among the market leaders.

angewiesen sein (auf + AKK)

To be dependent on or reliant on something; e.g., reliant on state support.

reich sein (an + DAT)

To be rich in something; e.g., The country is rich in mineral resources.

stolz sein (auf + AKK)

To be proud of something; e.g., Parents are proud of the child's achievements.

verantwortlich sein (für + AKK)

To be responsible for something.

Abschied nehmen (von + DAT)

To say goodbye to someone/something; equivalent to 'sich verabschieden'.

einen Antrag stellen

To submit an application; equivalent to 'etwas beantragen'.

in Aufregung versetzen

To upset or excite someone; equivalent to 'jemanden aufregen'.

in Betracht ziehen

To consider or take into account; equivalent to 'etwas erwägen'.

unter Beweis stellen

To prove something; equivalent to 'etwas beweisen'.

Einfluss ausüben (auf + AKK)

To exercise influence on someone/something; equivalent to 'beeinflussen'.

in Erfüllung gehen

To come true or be fulfilled; e.g., I hope my wishes come true.

in Kraft treten

To come into effect or become valid; e.g., The law comes into effect on $1.$ January.

Rücksicht nehmen (auf + AKK)

To be considerate of or respect the interests of others.

zur Verfügung stehen

To be available; equivalent to 'gebraucht werden können'.