100 Common German Verbs

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Hin
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connect
verbinden
compare
vergleichen
lack
fehlen
interest
interessieren
mean (intention)
meinen
mean (word)
bedeuten
talk
reden
develop
entwickeln
recognize
erkennen
create
schaffen
carry
tragen
receive
empfangen
try
versuchen
should
sollen
want
wollen
may
dürfen
call up
anrufen
arrive
ankommen
answer
antworten
build
bauen
keep
behalten
sell
verkaufen
let/allow
lassen
fly
fliegen
like
mögen
cook
kochen
tell
erzählen
open
öffnen
lay/place
legen
happen
passieren
follow
folgen
clean, tidy
putzen
send
schicken
last
dauern
cut
schneiden
get/obtain
kriegen
look
schauen
seem
scheinen
explain
erklären
lie/be located
liegen
dream
träumen
fight
kämpfen
smell
riechen
reach, pass
reichen
enjoy
genießen
know (facts)
wissen
know (familiarity)
kennen
have
haben
make
machen
be
sein
Hin
Answer
sleep
schlafen
go
gehen
sing
singen
work
arbeiten
study
lernen
learn
studieren
write
schreiben
love
lieben
eat
essen
see
sehen
say
sagen
hope
hoffen
be able to
koennen
begin
beginnen
believe
glauben
read
lesen
buy
kaufen
close
schliessen
come
kommen
find
finden
cost
kosten
decide
entscheiden
look for
suchen
hear
hoeren
give
geben
help
helfen
leave
verlassen
take
nehmen
speak
sprechen
think
denken
travel
reisen
understand
verstehen
use
nutzen
visit
besuchen
invite
einladen
wait
warten
drink
trinken
lose
verlieren
live
wohnen
must
muessen
hate
hassen
laugh
lachen
dance
tanzen
play
spielen
become
werden
break
brechen
feel
fuehlen
need
brauchen
offer
bieten
remember
erinnern
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Level 85
May 6, 2014
Hey! You owe us 47 more verbs!
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Level 58
May 6, 2014
I'd say 'leben' is more correct than 'wohnen' for 'live'.
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Level 41
May 14, 2014
haha fixed! I'd forgotten what my title promised and got sidetracked. also added leben as an option for live--I think both may be attempted, and did my best to include other options with the other verbs. thanks for the input & let me know if you spot anything else!
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Level 16
May 7, 2015
The translations for learn and study are switched (correct would be: learn is lernen and study is studieren).

You should accept Umlaut for all words, not only for some (not accepted are feel=fühlen, must=müssen).

A better translation for to get is bekommen (kriegen is not proper German).

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Level 77
Feb 16, 2018
A few that should be also accepted:

clean/tidy - aufräumen, säubern, reinigen

last - halten

get/obtain - erhalten, bekommen (and many more depending on context)

reach, pass - erreichen (in the sense of "could not reach you")

use - gebrauchen, benutzen

lernen for study is ok (as would be studieren), but studieren for learn rather not

Cheers

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Level 26
May 11, 2022
I completely agree with you!
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Level 26
May 11, 2022
It is strange, but the quiz wouldn't accept "ü", which was bewildering to me seeing as I had to enter "ue". Otherwise, great quiz.
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Level 89
Oct 15, 2022
Yeah, I tried obvious words like müssen several times. "Muessen" is an English adaptation.