1000 Most Common German Words

das

the (definitive article; nominative/accusative singular neuter of "der"); this, that (demonstrative pronoun); who, that, which (relative pronoun)

ist

(he/she/it) is (3rd-person singular present of "sein")

: verb

du

you (informal; addressing one person)personal pronoun

ich

I (not capitalized unless it is in the beginning of a sentence); ego (capitalized - Ich)

personal pronoun; noun

nicht

not: adverb

die

the (definitive article; nominative/accusative, singular feminine or plural form of der); that, which, who (relative pronoun); this one, that one, these ones, those ones (demonstrative pronoun)

es

it (neuter gender)

personal pronoun

und

and: conjunction

Sie

you (polite or formal; addressing one person or a group of people)

personal pronoun

der

the (definite article; nominitive singular masculine, genitive/dative singular feminine, genitive plural); who, that, which (relative pronoun, singular)

was

what (interrogative); which (relative)

Part of Speech: interrogative pronoun, relative pronoun

wir

we (nominative plural) personal pronoun

zu

to, in, at, on, into, for (preposition); too; to, towards; closed, shut (adverb)

ein

a, an (indefinite article; masculine and neuter nominative; neuter accusative); one (number)

er

he, it (masculine)personal pronoun

in

in, within, at, pertaining to (in + dative); into (in + accusative)

preposition

sie

she, it (feminine); they, you (plural)

personal pronoun

mir

me, to me (dative singular of "ich")

personal pronoun

mit

with: Preposition

ja

yes; really, definitely; of course (adverb); a yes (capitalized as a noun - Ja)

wie

how (adverb); like, as (conjunction); how (capitalized as a noun - Wie)

den

the (definitive article; accusative masculine singular; dative plural of "der"); this, that one (demonstrative pronoun, accusative masculine singular of "der"); who, that, which (relative pronoun)

auf

on, onto, at : preposition

mich

me (accusative singular of "ich"); myself (reflexive pronoun)

dass / daß

that ("daß" is an obsolete spelling of "dass" used prior to the German spelling reform of 1996)

conjunction

so

so, that; as; if

: adverb, conjunction

hier

here

;adverb

eine

a, an (feminine nominative and accusative)

indefinite article

wenn

if, when; if, the ifs (capitalized as a noun - Wenn)

conjunction, noun

hat

to have (third-person singular present of "haben"; e.g. "er/sie/es hat")

verb

all

all, all the, every, everything, everybody, everyone

:indefinite pronoun, adjective

sind

(we/they/you all) are (1st- and 3-rd person plural present of "sein")

verb

von

from, of (+ Dative)

preposition

dich

you (accusative of du); yourself (accusative)

personal pronoun, reflexive pronoun

war

(I/he/she/it) was (1st- and 3-rd person singular preterite of "sein"

verb

haben

to have; possess; own; to have (auxiliary verb forms the perfect and past perfect tense)

verb, auxiliary verb

für

for (+ Accusative)

preposition

an

to, on, at, by, about, against

preposition

habe

to have (1st-person singular present/subjunctive; 3rd-person singular subjunctive I; imperative singular of "haben"; e.g. "ich habe")

verb

da

there, here, then, so (adverb); since, as, given that (conjunction)

nein

no; a no (capitalized as a noun - nein)

adverb, noun

bin

(I) am (1st-person singular present of "sein")

verb

noch

still, yet (adverb); nor (conjuction)

dir

you, to you (dative of "du"); yourself, to yourself (dative)

personal pronoun, reflexive pronoun

uns

us (accusative and dative of "wir"); ourselves (accusative and dative)

personal pronoun, reflexive pronoun

sich

oneself, itself, himself, herself, themselves (3-rd person singular and plural; accusative and dative)

reflexive pronoun

nur

only, merely, just;

adverb

einen

a, an (masculine accusative)

indefinite article

kann

(I) can, am able to (he/she/it) can (1st- and 3-rd person singular present of "können")

verb

dem

the (definite article; dative singular masculine/neuter of "der"); to whom, to which (relative pronoun; dative singular masculine/neuter of "der")

definitive article; relative pronoun

auch

also, too, as well

adverb

schon

already, just, yet, indeed, surely; handle with care, spare (imperative singular, and colloquial 1st-person singular present of "schonen")

adverb, verb

als

than, when, as, while, as if

conjunction

dann

then, after that

adverb

ihn

him, it (accusative of "er")

personal pronoun

mal

times (adverb); to paint (imperative singular, and colloquial 1st-person singular present of "malen"); time (capitalized as a noun - Mal)

adverb, verb, noun

hast

(you) have (2nd-person singular present of the verb "haben"; e.g. "du hast")

verb

sein

to be, to have, to exist, there is / it is;

verb

ihr

you, you all (plural, familiar; personal pronoun); her, to her (dative of sie; personal pronoun), ; her, its, their (possessive pronoun)

aus

out; over, finished, up (adverb)from, out of; of; for, because of (preposition)

um

at (time), around (+ accusative); in order to, so as to (conjunction)

preposition

aber

again (adverb); but, though (conjunction)

meine

mine (feminine nominative/accusative singular, and nominative/accusative plural form of "mein"); to think, to mean (inflections of the verb "meinen")

possessive pronoun, verb

Aber

objection (noun)

wird

(he/she/it) becomes (3rd-person singular present of "werden")

verb

doch

but, though, however; yet (conjunction); after all; really; yes, surely (adverb)

mein

my ; possessive pronoun

bist

(you) are (2nd-person singular present of "sein")

im

in the (contraction of "in" + "dem"; used with masculine or neuter nouns in the dative case)

preposition

keine

none, nobody, not any (pronoun); not a (negative indefinite article; accusative/nominative feminine and plural forms of "kein")

pronoun, article

gut

good (adjective); well (adverb); property, possessions, goods (capitalized as a noun - Gut)

oder

or; isnt' it, isn't that so

conjunction

weiß

white (adjective); (I) know, (he/she/it) knows (1st- and 3rd-person singular present of "wissen")

verb

jetzt

now; yet (adverb); the present, now (capitalized as a noun - Jetzt)

man

one, they, you

indefinite pronoun

nach

to; after; according to (preposition) (+ dative); after, behind (adverb)

werden

to get, to become; will, to be going to; to be done (forms the passive voice)

verb, auxiliary verb

wo

where, somewhere; when

adverb, conjunction

Oh

oh

interjection

will

(I) want to, (he/she/it) wants to (1st- and 3-rd person singular present of "wollen")

verb

also

so, therefore, thus (conjunction); so, well (adverb); well (interjection)

mehr

more; no longer (adverb); more (comparative form of "viel" and "sehr"); increase, excess (capitalized as a noun - Mehr)

immer

always

;adverb

muss

(I) must/have to, (he/she/it) must, has to (1st- and 3rd-person singular present of "müssen")a must (capitalized as a noun - das Muss)

verb, noun

warum

why

adverb

bei

at, by, near, with, among (+ dative)

preposition

etwas

some, something, any (pronoun); somewhat, slightly, a little, a bit (adverb); something (capitalized as a noun - Etwas)

indefinite pronoun

nichts

nothing

indefinite pronoun

bitte

please, you're welcome, excuse me, please do, go ahead; request, plea (capitalized as a noun - die Bitte); to ask (inflection of the verb "bitten")

interjection, noun,verb

wieder

again

adverb

machen

to make, do, prepare; to produce; to go; to put

verb

diese

this, these (nominative/accusative feminine and plural of "dieser")

demonstrative pronoun

vor

before, in front of (preposition); ago; forwards (adverb);

können

to be able to, can; to be allowed to, may; to know how to; ability, skill (capitalized when noun - Können)

verb, auxiliary verb; noun

hab

to have (1st-person present, colloquial; imperative singular of "haben"; e.g. "ich hab")

verb

zum

to the (contraction of zu + dem)

preposition

gehen

to go, walk; to leave; to work; to be in progress, last; to be going; to approach

verb

sehr

very

adverb

geht

(he/she/it) goes, is going; (you all) go, are going (3rd-person singular present; 2nd-person plural present; imperative plural of "gehen")

verb

sehen

to see, look; to take care of; to view, watch, observe; to notice

verb