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Top 50 Essential German Verbs for Beginners (with Audio)
This lesson focuses on the 50 most frequently used German verbs that beginners often encounter in daily conversations. These verbs are chosen for their ease of learning and retention.
Top 50 Verbs in German
Below is a list of the top 50 most commonly used German verbs. Additionally, you can listen to the correct pronunciation of each word by clicking on the pronunciation buttons.
arbeiten | to work, labor; function |
bekommen | to get, receive, obtain |
bleiben | to remain, stay; keep |
brauchen | to need, require |
bringen | to bring; take; yield; present; put |
denken | to think, conceive; believe; bear in mind |
essen | to eat, take a meal |
fahren | to drive, go, travel, ride; move hurriedly; convey, carry |
finden | to find, discover, come across; think, consider |
fragen | to ask, inquire, question |
geben | to give, confer; grant; emit; yield; provide |
gehen | to go, walk, move; go away, leave; work, function |
gehΓΆren | to belong, be owned; pertain |
glauben | to believe, think, imagine; trust |
haben | to have, possess, bear |
heiΓen | to be called/named; command, order; mean, signify |
helfen | to help, assist; support; remedy |
hΓΆren | to hear, listen; attend |
kaufen | to buy, purchase |
kennen | to know, be familiar with, be acquainted with |
kommen | to come; go; get; happen |
kΓΆnnen | can, to be able to, know (how to); be allowed to |
lassen | to let, allow, permit; leave; stop, put aside; relinquish, let go |
laufen | to run, walk; work, function; extend |
legen | to lay, put, place |
liegen | to lie, be lying, rest; be located/situated |
machen | to make, do; construct; cause; constitute; come to |
mΓΆgen | to like (to) |
mΓΌssen | must, to have to, be obliged to |
nehmen | to take |
sagen | to say, mean, tell |
schlafen | to sleep, be asleep |
schlagen | to hit, beat, strike, punch, slap |
sehen | to see, look; watch |
sein | to be, exist |
setzen | to set, place, put; sit (someone) (down); plant; wager; compose |
sitzen | to be sitting/seated, be situated; be in session |
spielen | to play, act, perform |
sprechen | to speak, talk; recite; pronounce |
stehen | to stand, be situated; be |
stellen | to put, place; stand; set |
sterben | to die, perish |
tragen | to carry, hold; wear; bear, endure |
treffen | to hit, strike; hurt, affect; meet |
tun | to do; work, perform |
werden | to become, get, turn, grow; come into existence |
wissen | to know |
wohnen | to live, stay, dwell |
wollen | to want (to); intend to |
ziehen | to draw, pull; extract; attract |