German Vocabulary · A1
Essential A1 German Verbs
The 203 most useful German verbs to master at the A1 level. Tap any verb to see its full conjugation — present, simple past (Präteritum), past participle, and the auxiliary it takes in the perfect tense.
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- seinto beVerb
- habento have; to possess; to experienceVerb
- werdento becomeVerb
- könnencan; to be able to; mayVerb
- müssenmust; have to; need toAuxiliary Verb
- sollenshould; ought to; was supposed toVerb
- wollento want; to wish; to intendVerb
- dürfenmay; to be allowed to; might (probability)Verb
- mögento like; may; would likeVerb
- machento do; to make; to performVerb
- gehento go; to walk; to leaveVerb
- kommento come; to arrive; to approachVerb
- sagento say; to tell; to stateVerb
- gebento give; to hand; to passVerb
- nehmento take; to accept; to grabVerb
- findento find; to discover; to think (about)Verb
- Wissenknowledge; learning; expertiseNoun
- lassento let; to leave; to allowVerb
- stehento stand; to be; to be writtenVerb
- sehento see; to watch; to lookVerb
- heißento be called; to meanVerb
- sprechento speak; to talkVerb
- Essenfood; meal; eatingNoun
- trinkento drinkVerb
- schlafento sleepVerb
- lesento readVerb
- Schreibenwriting; letter; act of writingNoun
- hörento hear; to listen; to listen toVerb
- spielento play; to act; to performVerb
- arbeitento work; to labor; to functionVerb
- wohnento live; to reside; to dwellVerb
- Lebenlife; existence; livingNoun
- Lernenlearning; studyingNoun
- kaufento buy; to purchaseVerb
- brauchento need; requireVerb
- fahrento drive; to travel; to ride (in a vehicle)Verb
- laufento run; to walk; to function (work, about machines)Verb
- bringento bring; to take; to deliverVerb
- denkento think; to believe; to imagineVerb
- Glaubenfaith; belief; creedNoun
- kennento know (personally); be acquainted withVerb
- verstehento understand; to grasp; to comprehendVerb
- fragento ask; to enquireVerb
- antwortento answer; to reply; to respondVerb
- helfento help; to assistVerb
- suchento search; to look for; to seekVerb
- liegento lie (in a position); to be situated; to be (in a state or condition)Verb
- sitzento sit; to be sittingVerb
- bleibento stay; to remain; to be leftVerb
- beginnento begin; to start; to commenceVerb
- anfangento begin; to start; to commenceVerb
- aufhörento stop; to cease; to finishVerb
- öffnento open; to unlockVerb
- schließento close; to lock; to concludeVerb
- tragento carry; to wear; to bearVerb
- haltento hold; to stop; to keepVerb
- legento lay; to put; to placeVerb
- setzento set; to put; to seatVerb
- stellento put; to place; to setVerb
- ziehento pull; to move (house); to draw (a card, conclusion)Verb
- fallento fall; to drop; to declineVerb
- liebento love; to be fond ofVerb
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- kochento cook; to boilVerb
- waschento wash; to launderVerb
- putzento clean; to brush; to polishVerb
- aufräumento tidy up; to clean up; to clear upVerb
- aufstehento get up; to stand upVerb
- einschlafento fall asleep; to go to sleep; to go numbVerb
- anziehento put on (clothes); to attract; to tightenVerb
- ausziehento move out; to take off (clothes); to undressVerb
- duschento shower; to take a showerVerb
- frühstückento have breakfast; to eat breakfastVerb
- Kostencosts; expenses; chargesNoun
- bezahlento pay; to pay forVerb
- bestellento order; to reserve; to commissionVerb
- reservierento reserve; to bookVerb
- telefonierento telephone; to make a (phone) call; to talk on the phoneVerb
- anrufento call; to phone; to ring (someone)Verb
- schickento send; to dispatch; to forwardVerb
- bekommento get; to receive; (physical context) to suitVerb
- zeigento show; to display; to point outVerb
- erklärento explain; to declare; to clarifyVerb
- wartento wait; to wait forVerb
- hoffento hope; to expect (wishfully); to look forward toVerb
- freuento be glad; to be pleased; to look forward toVerb
- LachenlaughterNoun
- weinento cry; to weepVerb
- tanzento danceVerb
- singento singVerb
- schwimmento swimVerb
- Reisentravels; journeys; tripsNoun
- Fliegenfly (insect); fliesNoun
- besuchento visit; to attendVerb
- Treffenmeeting; gathering; encounterNoun
- einladento invite; to load (goods)Verb
- feiernto celebrate; to partyVerb
- schenkento give (as a present); to donateVerb
- dankento thankVerb
- grüßento greet; to send regardsVerb
- vorstellento introduce; to imagine; to presentVerb
- Vergessenforgetting; oblivionNoun
- erinnernto remember; to remindVerb
- meinento mean; to think; to have an opinionVerb
- stimmento be correct; to vote; to tuneVerb
- passento fit; to suit; to matchVerb
- gefallento please; to appeal to; to be liked byVerb
- gehörento belong (to); be part (of); be amongVerb
- fehlento be missing; to lack; to be absentVerb
- dauernto last; to take (time); to continueVerb
- regnento rainVerb
- schneiento snowVerb
- scheinento shine; to seem; to appearVerb
- rauchento smoke (tobacco); to emit smokeVerb
- versuchento try; to attemptVerb
- probierento try; to taste; to sampleVerb
- übento practise; to exercise; to trainVerb
- wiederholento repeat; to do againVerb
- buchstabierento spellVerb
- bedeutento mean; to signify; to matterVerb
- übersetzento translate; to ferry across; to cross (by boat)Verb
- mitbringento bring along; to bring with; to bringVerb
- abholento pick up; to collect; to fetchVerb
- ankommento arrive; to reach; to depend (on)Verb
- abfahrento depart; to leave (by vehicle); to set offVerb
- umsteigento change (trains, buses, etc.); to transferVerb
- aussteigento get off (transport); to leave; to drop outVerb
- einsteigento get in; to board (vehicle); to join (activity)Verb
- parkento park (a vehicle); to stop and leave a vehicleVerb
- biegento bend; to turn (a direction)Verb
- folgento follow; to result; to obeyVerb
- spazierento go for a walk; to strollVerb
- wandernto hike; to wander; to migrateVerb
- joggento jog; to go joggingVerb
- fotografierento photograph; to take photos; to take picturesVerb
- malento paint; to drawVerb
- zeichnento draw; to mark; to depictVerb
- bastelnto do handicrafts; to make crafts; to tinkerVerb
- sammelnto collect; to gather; to assembleVerb
- interessierento interest; to be interestedVerb
- langweilento bore; to be boredVerb
- schmeckento taste; to be tasty; to savorVerb
- riechento smell; to sense (with the nose)Verb
- fühlento feel; to sense; to perceiveVerb
- schauento look; to watch; to glanceVerb
- guckento look; to peek; to watchVerb
- merkento notice; to realize; to remember (reflexive)Verb
- aufpassento pay attention; to watch out; to take care (of)Verb
- funktionierento work; to function; to operateVerb
- kaputt machento break; to ruin; to destroyVerb
- reparierento repair; to fix; to mendVerb
- benutzento use; to employ; to utilizeVerb
- drückento press; to push; to hugVerb
- klingelnto ring; to buzz (doorbell); to jingleVerb
- klopfento knock; to beat; to tapVerb
- schneidento cut; to slice; to editVerb
- backento bakeVerb
- bratento fry; to roast; to grillVerb
- grillento grill; to barbecueVerb
- mischento mix; to blend; to shuffle (cards)Verb
- gießento pour; to water (plants); to cast (metal)Verb
- packento pack; to grab; to captivateVerb
- auspackento unpack; to unwrap; to confess (colloquial)Verb
- einpackento pack; to wrap upVerb
- mitnehmento take along; to take with; to pick upVerb
- ausgebento spend (money); to distribute; to issueVerb
- sparento save (money); to economizeVerb
- verdienento earn; to deserveVerb
- wechselnto change; to exchange; to switchVerb
- tauschento exchange; to swap; to tradeVerb
- leihento lend; to borrowVerb
- teilento divide; to share; to splitVerb
- streitento argue; to quarrel; to fight (verbally)Verb
- entschuldigento excuse; to apologize; to pardonVerb
- verzeihento forgive; to pardon; to excuseVerb
- heiratento marry; to get marriedVerb
- küssento kissVerb
- umarmento hug; to embraceVerb
- vermissento miss (someone/something); feel the absence ofVerb
- sorgento worry; to care (for); to provide (for)Verb
- kümmernto take care (of); to look after; to be concerned (about)Verb
- erlaubento allow; to permit; to authorizeVerb
- verbietento forbid; to prohibit; to banVerb
- Versprechenpromise; pledge; assuranceNoun
- wünschento wish; to want; to desireVerb
- träumento dream (during sleep); to daydream; to imagineVerb
- aufwachento wake upVerb
- hinlegento lay down; to put down; (colloquial) to achieveVerb
- zuschließento lock; to shut (with a key)Verb
- aufmachento open; to unlock; to start (a business)Verb
- zumachento close; to shutVerb
- anmachento turn on; to hit on; to put on (sauce, dressing)Verb
- ausmachento turn off (a device); to make up (constitute); to matterVerb
- wegwerfento throw away; to discard; to toss outVerb
- hinstellento put down; to place; to state/assert (figurative)Verb
- aufhängento hang (up); to suspendVerb
- abtrocknento dry (off); to wipe dryVerb
- bügelnto iron (clothes); to press (clothes)Verb
- staubsaugento vacuum; to hooverVerb
- einkaufento shop; to buy (shopping context)Verb
- verkaufento sellVerb
- umtauschento exchange; to swap; to changeVerb
- anprobierento try on (clothes); to fit onVerb
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