100 Common German Verbs

sein

to be

haben

to have

werden

to become

können

can, to be able to

müssen

must, to have to

sagen

to say, to tell

machen

to make, to do

geben

to give

kommen

to come

gehen

to go

wissen

to know (a fact)

sehen

to see

lassen

to let, to allow

stehen

to stand

finden

to find

bleiben

to stay, to remain

liegen

to lie (down)

heißen

to be called, to mean

denken

to think

nehmen

to take

tun

to do

dürfen

may, to be allowed to

glauben

to believe

halten

to hold, to stop

nennen

to name, to call

zeigen

to show

führen

to lead

stellen

to put, place

spielen

to play

arbeiten

to work

leben

to live

fahren

to drive, to go (by vehicle)

fragen

to ask

vergessen

to forget

sitzen

to sit

laufen

to run

essen

to eat

trinken

to drink

lesen

to read

verstehen

to understand

beginnen

to begin

enden

to end

brauchen

to need

passen

to fit

entscheiden

to decide

kommen

to come

schreiben

to write

erklären

to explain

erleben

to experience

studieren

to study

stehen

to stand

vergessen

to forget

bereiten

to prepare

vergleichen

to compare

erreichen

to achieve, to reach

überlegen

to think about, to consider

vorstellen

to introduce, to imagine

informieren

to inform

forschen

to research

entwickeln

to develop

genießen

to enjoy

schaffen

to create, to accomplish

warten

to wait

versuchen

to try

äußern

to express, to state

abnehmen

to take off, to lose weight

erinnern

to remember, to remind

ansehen

to look at, to watch

antworten

to answer

stellen

to place, to set

einladen

to invite

verkaufen

to sell

kaufen

to buy

erhalten

to receive, to obtain

behalten

to keep, to retain

bewegen

to move

öffnen

to open

schließen

to close

suchen

to search, to look for

werten

to evaluate, to assess

zeigen

to show

schlafen

to sleep

kochen

to cook

reisen

to travel

stimmen

to agree, to vote

unterstützen

to support

signalisieren

to signal

bilden

to form, to educate

bieten

to offer

fordern

to demand, to require

stellen

to set, to place

exerzieren

to exercise

begleiten

to accompany

verbessern

to improve

anbieten

to offer

verhandeln

to negotiate

beobachten

to observe

urheberrechtsverletzen

to infringe copyright

auswählen

to choose

betrachten

to consider, to look at