AQA Year 13 German A-Level Verb Masterlist

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering fundamental everyday verbs, essay argumentation, cause-and-effect structures, political and institutional terminology, social trends, problem-solving, and nuanced A-Level German analytical verbs from the AQA Year 13 Verb Blueprint.

sein

to be (ist, war, ist gewesen) — Irregular

haben

to have (hat, hatte, hat gehabt) — Auxiliary

werden

to become / future (wird, wurde, ist geworden) — Auxiliary

können

to be able to / can (kann, konnte, hat gekonnt) — Modal

müssen

to have to / must (muss, musste, hat gemusst) — Modal

sollen

to be supposed to / should (soll, sollte, hat gesollt) — Modal

wollen

to want to (will, wollte, hat gewollt) — Modal

dürfen

to be allowed to / may (darf, durfte, hat gedurft) — Modal

mögen

to like (mag, mochte, hat gemocht) — Modal

wissen

to know a fact (weiß, wusste, hat gewusst) — Irregular

kennen

to know a person/place (kennt, kannte, hat gekannt) — Weak-Irreg

folgen

to follow (+ Dativ) — Weak (ist)

behaupten

to claim / maintain — Weak

hervorheben

to highlight / stress (sep) — Strong

bestreiten

to deny / dispute — Strong

rechtfertigen

to justify — Weak

darstellen

to depict / represent / constitute (sep) — Weak

belegen

to substantiate / prove / verify — Weak

widersprechen

to contradict (+ Dativ) — Strong

zustimmen

to agree with (+ Dativ) (sep) — Weak

ablehnen

to reject / decline (sep) — Weak

befürworten

to advocate / support — Weak

in Betracht ziehen

to take into consideration — Strong phrase

berücksichtigen

to take into account — Weak

erläutern

to explain clearly / elucidate — Weak

veranschaulichen

to illustrate / exemplify — Weak

auffallen

to notice / stand out (+ Dativ) (sep) — Strong (ist)

wahrnehmen

to perceive (sep) — Strong

auslösen

to trigger / spark (sep) — Weak

führen zu

to lead to (+ Dativ) — Weak

beitragen zu

to contribute to (+ Dativ) (sep) — Strong

folgen aus

to result from — Weak

abhängen von

to depend on (+ Dativ) (sep) — Strong

zusammenhängen mit

to be linked with (sep) — Strong

beeinträchtigen

to impair / negatively affect — Weak

basieren auf

to be based on (+ Dativ) — Weak

entstehen

to arise / emerge — Strong (ist)

einführen

to introduce / implement (sep) — Weak

durchsetzen

to enforce / push through (sep) — Weak

abschaffen

to abolish / repeal (sep) — Weak

unterdrücken

to oppress / suppress — Weak

fördern

to promote / fund / encourage — Weak

Maßnahmen ergreifen

to take measures — Strong phrase

verabschieden

to pass a law / say goodbye — Weak

überwachen

to surveil / monitor — Weak

sich entwickeln

to develop / evolve — Weak

wandeln

to transform / change — Weak

zunehmen

to increase / grow (sep) — Strong

abnehmen

to decrease / shrink (sep) — Strong

steigen

to rise / climb — Strong (ist)

sinken

to sink / drop — Strong (ist)

stagnieren

to stagnate — Weak

wankeln / schwanken

to fluctuate — Weak

auswandern

to emigrate (sep) — Weak (ist)

einwandern

to immigrate (sep) — Weak (ist)

fliehen

to flee — Strong (ist)

bewältigen

to cope with / manage — Weak

überwinden

to overcome — Strong

gewährleisten

to guarantee / ensure — Weak

verzichten auf

to do without / waive (+ Akkusativ) — Weak

hinnehmen

to put up with / accept (sep) — Strong

widerstehen

to resist (+ Dativ) — Strong

scheitern

to fail — Weak (ist)

gelingen

to succeed (+ Dativ construction) — Strong (ist)

misslingen

to fail (+ Dativ construction) — Strong (ist)

warnen vor

to warn against (+ Dativ) — Weak

zweifeln an

to doubt (+ Dativ) — Weak

voraussetzen

to require / presuppose (sep) — Weak

erzielen

to achieve (a result/profit) — Weak