Common Verbs - Edexcel iGCSE German Core Vocab

to accept

annehmen

to accompany

begleiten

to advise, to give advice

beraten

to advise, to recommend

raten

to allow

erlauben

to answer (intransitive verb)

antworten

to answer (transitive verb)

beantworten

to apply for

sich bewerben um

to argue (reflexive verrb)

sich streiten

to argue (instransitive verb)

streiten

to arrive

ankommen

to ask

fragen

to ask a question

eine Frage stellen

to ask for

bitten um

to avoid

vermeiden

to be

sein

to be able to, can

können

to be allowed to, may

dürfen

to be called

heißen

to be interested in

sich interessieren für

to be located

sich befinden

to be silent

schweigen

to be supposed to

sollen

to become

werden

to begin (separable verb)

anfangen

to begin (inseparable verb)

beginnen

to behave

verhalten

to belong

gehören

to book

buchen

to borrow

leihen

to breathe

atmen

to bring

bringen

to buy

kaufen

to call

nennen, anrufen

to celebrate

feiern

to channel hop

herumzappen

to change, to exchange

wechseln

to change, to alter

ändern

to characterize yourself

sich auszeichnen

to chat

plaudern

to check

nachsehen

to choose, to dial

wählen

to clean

putzen, sauber machen

to click

klicken

to climb

klettern

to climb, get on

steigen

to close

zumachen, schließen

to come

kommen

to come back

zurückkommen

to compete

konkurrieren

to copy (school)

abschreiben

to cost

kosten

to count, to calculate

rechnen

to count

zählen

to cry

weinen

to cut

schneiden

to dance

tanzen

to decide (inseparable verb)

beschließen

to decide (reflexive verb)

sich entscheiden

to depart

abfahren

to describe

beschreiben

to die

sterben

to discover

entdecken

to discuss

besprechen, diskutieren

to dive

tauchen

to do

machen

to do detention

nachsitzen

to download

herunterladen

to draw

zeichnen

to drink

trinken

to drive

fahren

to drop

fallen lassen

to drop a school subject

abwählen

to earn

verdienen

to eat

essen

to eat (slang, used for animals)

fressen

to empty

leeren

to end

beenden

to enjoy oneself

sich amüsieren

to enter, to go in

hineingehen

to enter

eintreten

to escape

fliehen

to examine

untersuchen

to exchange

austauschen

to excuse

entschuldigen

to expect

erwarten

to experience

erfahren, erleben

to explain

erklären

to express

äußern

to fail

scheitern, durchfallen

to fall

fallen

to fall asleep

einschlafen

to feel

fühlen

to fetch

holen

to fill

füllen

to fill up with petrol

tanken

to find

finden

to finish, to end

enden

to fish

angeln

to fly

fliegen