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Most Common German Verbs to English - Random Order

Type the English translation of these most commonly used German verbs, in the infinitive form. 50 verbs are listed every time you play, out of a total of 100 verbs. The verbs and their order change every time!
Answer must correspond to highlighted box!
Although sometimes multiple translations are allowed for a verb, try to give the most common translations
Note: the accepted translations for each verb may not be the only valid ones
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Last updated: March 30, 2022
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First submittedNovember 25, 2019
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German
English
sehen
see
bieten
offer
bringen
bring
sagen
say
arbeiten
work
dürfen
may, be allowed
können
can, be able to
anfangen
begin
wollen
want
scheinen
shine, seem, appear
sprechen
speak
ansehen
look at, watch
entwickeln
develop
gewinnen
win
betreffen
affect, concern
tragen
carry, wear
gelten
be valid
liegen
lie
verlieren
lose
schaffen
manage, create
bleiben
stay, remain
studieren
study
halten
stop, hold
erkennen
recognise, admit
lernen
learn
German
English
folgen
follow
meinen
think, mean
wohnen
live
treffen
meet
ziehen
pull, move
bestehen
exist, survive, consist of, insist, pass
müssen
must, have to
vergehen
elapse, decay
stellen
place, set
versuchen
try, attempt
schließen
close
bekommen
get, receive
entsprechen
correspond, comply with
bedeuten
mean
darstellen
depict, portray
anbieten
offer
fahren
drive, ride
laufen
run, walk
spielen
play
werden
become, get
beginnen
begin
warten
wait
vorstellen
introduce, imagine
nennen
name, call
verstehen
understand
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Level 79
Nov 25, 2019
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Level 49
Jul 28, 2021
Very nice quiz! It is helpful for reviewing verbs and also learning several new useful ones. Thank you! :)
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Level 79
Jul 29, 2021
Danke schön!
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Level 89
Feb 11, 2023
Some of these are hard because it may have multiple synonyms in English that still don't mean exactly what it does in German. Some, like heißen, are in a passive tense without a real direct word in English. I never would've listed a lot of these if I had to do a list of most common German verbs. Even the Most Common English Verbs / Nouns / Words quizzes really threw me off.