German Verbs
Alphabetical List
Part 1 (A-K) | Part 2 (L-Z)
A-D E-G H-K
A E H
achten to pay attention to, respect ehren to honor haben S to have
an|erkennen S to recognize, ein|atmen to breathe in halten C/S to hold, stop, keep
acknowledge ein|bauen to install, put in hämmern to hammer, pound
an|fangen C/S to begin s. ein|bilden to imagine, get the idea handeln to act, trade, deal
See Verb prefixes (an-, aus- ) empfangen C/S to receive hängen to hang
angeln to fish, angle empfehlen C/S to recommend hassen to hate
an|kommen S to arrive empfinden to feel, sense hauen to hit, hew
ändern to change, alter entbehren to do without; lack, miss heben S to lift, raise
an|greifen S to attack See Verb prefixes (emp-, ent- ) heiraten to marry
an|haben S to have on, wear entdecken to discover heißen S to be named
an|nehmen S to accept; assume entfernen to remove heilen to heal
an|rufen S to call up (tel) entführen to abduct, kidnap heizen to heat
antworten D to answer entgegenen to reply, retort helfen C/S to help
s. an|ziehen S to get dressed enthalten C/S to contain heraus|bekommen S to get out; find
arbeiten to work entkommen to escape, get away out, figure out
ärgern to annoy, irritate entschuldigen to excuse, apologize heraus|fordern to challenge
atmen to breathe erfinden to invent hetzen to rush about, incite
auf|fallen S to stand out, attract erhalten C/S to obtain, receive, heulen to howl, bawl
attention preserve hindern to hamper, impede
aus|kommen S to come out, have s. erinnern to remember hoffen to hope
enough of, make do, get along with s. erkälten to catch a cold hören to hear
aus|machen - 10 meanings! erklären to explain, declare hüpfen to hop, jump
aus|stellen to exhibit erlöschen to be extinguished, dim husten to cough
s. aus|ziehen to undress errichten to erect, establish
erschöpfen to exhaust, drain
erschrecken S to be frightened I
B ersticken to choke, smother
erwägen to consider, ponder
erwähnen to mention identifizieren to identify
backen S to bake erzählen to tell, recount, relate immatrikulieren to register (univ)
baden to bathe, swim essen S to eat impfen to vaccinate, inoculate
bauen to build imponieren to impress, make an
beben to quake, tremble German Verb Conjugator impression
bedeuten to mean importieren to import
s. bedienen to serve oneself informieren to inform
befehlen S to command F s. interessieren to be interested (in)
s. befinden S to be, find oneself irren to wander, stray; be mistaken
befreien to set free irritieren to confuse; irritate
begegnen D to meet fahren S to travel, drive isolieren to insulate; isolate
beginnen S to begin fallen S to fall
begleiten to accompany fällen to cut down
behalten S to keep falten to fold J
beissen S to bite fangen S to catch, capture
bekommen S to get, receive fassen to grasp, seize, conceive
beleben to enliven, cheer fechten to fence, fight jagen to hunt; chase, drive
beleidigen to insult feststellen to ascertain, establish jammern to wail, moan, yammer
bellen to bark finden S to find jauchzen to rejoice, cheer
belohnen to reward flicken to patch, repair jaulen to howl
bergen S to recover, salvage fliegen S to fly jobben to work, have a job
berichten to report fliehen S to flee, avoid jodeln to yodel
bersten S to burst fließen S to flow, run joggen to jog
besitzen S to own fluchen to curse, swear jucken to itch
bestellen to order fluten to flood, overflow justieren to adjust, justify (type
besuchen to visit folgen D to follow
beten to pray fragen to ask
betrügen S to deceive, cheat fressen C/S to eat, feed, devour K
bewegen to move s. freuen to be glad, rejoice
bezahlen to pay frieren S to freeze, feel cold
biegen S to bend frühstücken to eat breakfast
kämmen to comb
bieten to offer, bid fühlen to feel, perceive
kämpfen to fight, struggle
binden S to tie führen to lead
kauen to chew
bitten S to request, ask for füllen to fill
kaufen to buy
blasen C/S to blow fürchten to fear
kehren to turn; sweep
bleiben S to stay
kennen S to know, be familiar with
blicken to look, glance
kennenlernen to get to know, become
blitzen to flash G acquainted with
blühen to bloom
klagen to lament, complain
bluten to bleed
kleben to paste, stick
braten C/S to fry, roast
klingen S to ring, sound
brauchen to need
klopfen to knock, beat
brauen to brew gähnen to yawn kneifen S to pinch, squeeze, crimp
brausen to shower; roar gären to ferment knüpfen to tie, knot, fasten
brechen C/S to break gebären to give birth to kochen to cook, boil, seethe
brennen S to burn geben C/S to give kommen S to come
bringen S to bring gebrauchen to use können M to be able, can
brüllen to roar, shout gedeihen S to thrive, prosper kosten to cost
bürsten to brush gefallen C/S to be pleasing, like kotzen to vomit, puke
gehen S to go krächzen to caw, croak
gelingen S to succeed kratzen to scratch, scrape, claw
D gelten S to be valid kriechen S to crawl, creep
genesen to recover, convalesce kriegen to get, obtain
s. genieren to feel kühlen to cool, refresh
darf See dürfen embarrassed/awkward kürzen to shorten, abbreviate
dämmen to dam, check, curb genießen S to enjoy
dämmern to dawn, fall (dusk); doze geraten to get into, fall into
dampfen to steam geschehen C/S to happen
dämpfen to muffle, damp gewinnen S to win, gain
danken D to thank s. gewöhnen to get used to,
dar|stellen to show, portray accustomed to
dämmen to dam, check, curb gießen S to pour, cast
dauern to last, endure glänzen to glitter, shine
decken to cover, set (table) glauben to believe
dehnen to stretch gleichen S to be like, resemble
demonstrieren to demonstrate gleiten to glide
denken S to think glotzen to gape, stare
deuten to point, indicate glühen to glow
dichten to caulk; write poetry graben S to dig
dienen to serve greifen S to grasp, grab, seize
dringen S to urge, pierce grollen to be angry, grumble
drucken to print grüßen to greet
drücken to push, press; oppress gucken to look, peep
ducken to stoop, duck; humble
dürfen to be permitted, allow
dürsten to thirst, be thirsty
L-R S-T U-Z
L S U
lächeln to smile sagen to say, tell üben to exercise, practice
lachen to laugh saufen S to drink to excess überraschen to surprise
laden C / S to load saugen to suck, absorb überwinden S to overcome
lassen C / S to let, leave, allow Staub saugen to vacuum (VP) umstellen to change over, shift
laufen C / S to run, walk schaden to damage, hurt unterbrechen S to interrupt
lauschen to eavesdrop, listen schaffen S to create s. unterhalten S to converse, entertain
leben to live schaffen to do, make, accomplish oneself
lecken to lick; leak schalten to switch, shift (gears)
legen to lay, put, place schätzen to value, estimate
See liegen schauen to see, look V
lehren to teach scheiden S to separate, divide
leiden S to suffer s. scheiden lassen S to divorce
leihen S to lend, borrow, hire scheinen S to shine, seem verachten to despise
lernen to learn, study scherzen to joke, kid verderben S to ruin, spoil
lesen C / S to read schicken to send verdienen to earn, deserve
leuchten to light up, shine, gleam schieben S to push, shove vereinigen to unite
lichten to thin out, lighten schießen S to shoot verführen to seduce
lieben to love schlachten to slaughter, butcher vergessen S to forget
liegen S to lie, recline, be situated schlafen C / S to sleep vergewaltigen to rape
loben to praise schlagen S to hit, beat s. verhalten S to behave, act
locken to lure, attract, entice schleichen S to sneak, creep verhandeln to negotiate
lohnen to reward, recompense schleifen S to grind, polish verkaufen to sell
s. lohnen to be worth (doing) schließen to close; conclude verkehren to trade, traffic; frequent
lösen to solve, dissolve; loosen schmecken to taste verklagen to complain, sue
lügen to lie (not tell the truth) schmeißen S to throw, toss verkommen S to decay, go bad
lutschen to suck (on) schmelzen S to melt s. verlieben to fall in love
schmerzen to hurt, smart verlieren S to lose
schmieren to grease; bribe vermehren to increase
M schneiden S to cut, slice vernichten to annihilate, exterminate
schneien to snow verraten S to betray
schreiben S to write versagen to fail
machen to make, do schreien S to scream, yell verschlafen C / S to oversleep
mahlen to mill, grind schreiten S to step, stride verstehen S to understand
malen to paint, draw schweben to soar, hover, float versuchen to attempt, try
managen to manage schweigen S to be silent vertreten to represent, stand in for
meiden S to avoid, shun schwimmen S to swim verwalten to administer, manage
meinen to mean, be of the opinion, schwitzen to sweat verwechseln to confuse, mix up
think schwören to swear verweigern to refuse
merken to notice, mark, perceive segnen to bless verweilen to linger, while away
messen C / S to measure sehen C / S to see verzeihen S to pardon, forgive
mieten to rent, hire sein S to be vor|kommen S to occur, happen
mögen M to like (to) senden to send, broadcast vor|stellen to introduce, present
müssen M to have to, must s. setzen to sit down s. vor|stellen to imagine
seufzen to sigh
sieden to boil, simmer
N siegen to conquer, triumph W
singen S to sing
sinken S to sink
nagen to gnaw, nibble sitzen S to sit wachen to be awake; keep watch
nähren to nourish; suckle sollenM should, ought to, supposed to wachsen C / S to grow
naschen to snack, nibble, nosh spalten to split, divide wagen to dare
necken to tease sparen to save wählen to choose, vote
nehmen C / S to take spazieren to stroll, walk währen to last, hold out
nennen S to name, call spielen to play wälzen to roll
nicken to nod, doze spinnen to spin; be nuts wandern to hike, wander
nützen to use; be useful sprechen S to speak, talk waschen C / S to wash
springen S to jump wechseln to change, exchange
spritzen to spray, squirt wecken to wake, rouse
sprühen to spray; sparkle wehren to restrain; prevent
O
spucken to spit s. wehren to defend oneself
spülen to rinse, flush weichen to yield
spüren to feel, detect weihen to consecrate, devote
öffnen to open statt|finden S to take place, happen weinen to cry, weep
operieren to operate (med.) Staub saugen to vacuum (VP) wenden to turn
opfern to sacrifice staunen to be amazed werben to recruit, court, woo,
ordnen to organize, put in order stechen C / S to stab, sting, prick advertise
stecken to set, be located werden S to become
German Verb Conjugator stehen to stand werfen C / S to throw
stehlen to steal wetzen to sharpen, grind
steigen to climb, rise widmen to dedicate, devote
P stinken to stink wiederholen to repeat
stöhnen to groan, moan wiegen S to weigh
stopfen to stuff, cram wissen S to know
pachten to lease, rent stören to disturb, upset wohnen to reside, live
packen to pack; grab stoßen to push, bump wollen M to want (to)
passen to fit, be suitable strahlen to beam, radiate wünschen to wish, desire
passieren to happen streben to strive würzen to season, spice
pfeifen S to whistle strecken to stretch, extend
pflanzen to plant streichen to strike, cancel; paint
plagen to plague, annoy streiten to quarrel, argue Z
preisen to praise, commend stricken to knit
putzen to clean, groom studieren to study (univ)
stürzen to plunge, fall, crash
zahlen to pay
suchen to look for, seek
zählen to count
Q
zähmen to tame
zapfen to tap (beer)
T zaubern to do magic, enchant
quälen to torture, torment zeichnen to draw, sign
qualmen to give off smoke zeigen to show, indicate
quellen S to gush, spring from tanken to get gas/petrol, refuel zelten to camp
quetschen to squeeze, crush tanzen to dance zerschlagen C/S to shatter, smash
quietschen to squeak, squeal taugen to be of use/value zerstören to destroy
toben to storm, rave ziehen S to pull, draw
töten to kill zielen to aim, target
R tragen C/S to wear, carry zitieren to cite, quote
trauen to trust, believe in; marry zittern to shake, tremble
träumen to dream zögern to hesitate
rächen to avenge treffen C / S to meet, hit züchten to breed, culivate
Rad fahren to ride a bike (VP) treiben S to drive, propel zünden to ignite
raten to advise, guess treten C / S to step, walk zurück|nehmen C/S to take back
rauchen to smoke trinken S to drink zwingen S to force, compel
räumen to clear away, evacuate trocknen to dry
rauschen to rustle, murmur tropfen to drip, drop
rechnen to calculate, reckon tun S to do, make, put
reißen S to tear, rip
reiten S to ride (horse)
rennen S to run
reichen to reach; pass
reisen to travel, journey
reinigen to clean, refine
reizen to excite, charm
richten to set right, adjust
riechen S to smell
ringen to struggle, wrestle
rollen to roll
rösten to roast
rücken to move, bring nearer
rufen S to call
ruhen to rest
rühren to stir, touch
rüsten to arm
