ESSENTIAL GERMAN VERBS

*sehen

to see

*lesen

to read

*essen

to eat

*vergessen

*geben

to give

*geschehen

to happen, occur

*treten

to step, kick

*sprechen

to speak

*nehmen

to take

*helfen

to help

*sterben

to die

*treffen

to meet

*brechen

to break

*werfen

to throw

*lassen

let

*beraten

to advise, to counsel

*gefallen

to be pleasing to

*verlassen

to leave, abandon

*laufen

to run, walk

*an/fangen

to begin, to start

*fallen

to fall

*schlafen

to sleep

*halten

to hold

*fahren

to drive, ride

*vor/schlagen

to suggest, propose

*tragen

to wear, to carry

*waschen

to wash

*wachsen

to grow

ein/laden

to invite; to ask out

bleiben

to stay, remain

schreiben

to write

schreien

to scream, yell

leihen

to lend, borrow

beschreiben

to describe

scheinen

to shine; to seem

vermeiden

to avoid, to prevent, to warn

vergleichen

to compare

leiden

to suffer

streiten

to argue, fight, quarrel

reiten

to ride a horse

ziehen

to pull, move

bieten

offer, bid

schließen

close, shut

fliehen

to flee, escape

schießen

to shoot

verlieren

to lose

beschließen

to decide, make a decision

finden

to find

springen

to jump

trinken

to drink

singen

to sing

sich befinden

to be located

verschwinden

to disappear

empfinden

to feel, sense

beginnen

to begin

schwimmen

to swim

gewinnen

to win

*wissen

to know (a fact)

bringen

to bring

kennen

to know (a person)

rennen

"to run, race"

denken

to think

sitzen

to sit

bitten

to ask, request, beg

gehen

to go

verstehen

to understand

liegen

to lie, be located

tun

do, make, put

an/rufen

to call (on the phone)

bekommen

to get, receive

kommen

to come

*werden

to become

*sein

to be

*haben

to have

blicken

glance

brauchen

to need

drehen

to turn

drohen

to threaten

fragen

to ask

hoffen

hope

holen

to get, fetch

glauben

to believe, to think

hören

to hear

kaufen

to buy

klopfen

to knock

kochen

to cook

lachen

to laugh

leben

live, be alive

lernen

to learn

lieben

love

malen

paint, draw

merken

to notice

mischen

mix, blend

pflegen

to care for

rauchen

to smoke

sagen

to say, to tell

schauen

to look at

schicken

to send

sparen

to save

strafen

to punish