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Essential German Verbs You Need to Know

Lalo Team·Updated April 17, 2026·3 min read

Verbs are the backbone of any language. These are the most frequently used German verbs that will help you form sentences from day one.

122 words found

WordTranslation
istis
werdento become; will (auxiliary)
hathas
habento have
warwas
seinto be; his
kanncan, is able to
könnento be able to, can
gibtgives; there is (es gibt)
mussmust, has to
sagento say
machento make, to do
wollento want
müssento have to, must
wissento know (a fact)
sehento see
lassento let, to leave
stehento stand
findento find
gehento go, to walk
sprechento speak
haltento hold, to stop
liegento lie, to be situated
bleibento stay, to remain
setzento set, to put, to sit down
denkento think
lesento read
bringento bring
nehmento take
mögento like
zeigento show
führento lead, to guide
spielento play
fahrento drive, to go (by vehicle)
brauchento need
erreichento reach, to achieve
tragento carry, to wear
schaffento create, to manage
laufento run, to walk
erhaltento receive, to preserve
ziehento pull, to move
schreibento write
lernento learn
verstehento understand
beginnento begin
fallento fall
kennento know (a person/thing)
helfento help
verlierento lose
glaubento believe
tunto do
öffnento open
erklärento explain
wartento wait
bauento build
suchento search, to look for
bestehento exist, to pass (a test)
kaufento buy
versuchento try, to attempt
schließento close, to conclude
gewinnento win
bietento offer
rufento call, to shout
treffento meet, to hit
redento talk, to speak
schauento look, to watch
vergessento forget
bezahlento pay
ändernto change
erkennento recognize
erzählento tell, to narrate
fehlento be missing, to lack
vorstellento introduce, to imagine
arbeitento work
heißento be called
trinkento drink
schlafento sleep
sitzento sit
schreiento scream, to shout
fliegento fly
schwimmento swim
kochento cook
waschento wash
putzento clean
tanzento dance
singento sing
werfento throw
fangento catch
anfangento begin, to start
aufhörento stop, to cease
benutzento use
hoffento hope
bedeutento mean
gehörento belong
folgento follow
zählento count
besuchento visit
schenkento give (as a gift)
lachento laugh
weinento cry
fühlento feel
liebento love
hassento hate
drückento press, to push
schickento send
empfehlento recommend
kämpfento fight, to struggle
wünschento wish
dankento thank
anrufento call (phone)
legento lay, to place
wählento choose, to vote
prüfento check, to test
geltento be valid, to apply
verlassento leave, to abandon
entstehento arise, to emerge
erinnernto remind, to remember
verbringento spend (time)
wachsento grow
gestaltento shape, to design
überzeigento convince
berichtento report

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