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Basic Verbs
A collection of German verbs and their English meanings.
German verb | English meaning |
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schreiben | to write |
bleiben | to stay |
steigen | to climb |
heissen | to be called, named |
beschreiben | to describe |
entscheiden | to decide |
einsteigen | to board |
schlafen | to have slept |
schlagen | to hit |
waschen | to wash |
tragen | to wear |
fahren | to drive |
fallen | to fall |
halten | to hold |
gefallen | to be pleased, pleasing to |
fliegen | to fly |
wiegen | to smell |
helfen | to help |
treffen | to meet |
riechen | to smell |
giessen | to water |
schliessen | to shut |
bitten | to ask |
sprechen | to speak |
versprechen | to promise |
nehmen | to take |
kommen | to come |
beginnen | to begin |
gewinnen | to win |
bekommen | to win, recieve |
schwimmen | to swim |
finden | to have considered, found |
singen | to sing |
springen | to jump |
trinken | to drink |
sinken | to sink |
stinken | to stink |
sehen | to see, look at |
geben | to give |
liegen | to lie |
lesen | to read |
sein | to be |
brennen | to burn |
kennen | to know |
nennen | to name |
rennen | to race, chase |
senden | to send |
haben | to have |
denken | to think |
bringen | to bring |
verbringen | to spend time |
reiten | to ride |
schneiden | to cut |
streiten | to quarrel, fight |
werden | to become |
sterben | to die |
werfen | to throw |
hängen | to hang, be suspended |
gehen | to go, to walk |
stehen | to stand |
verstehen | to understand |
rufen | to call (on the phone) |
laufen | to run |
lassen | to let, leave |
verlassen | to leave a place |
essen | to eat |
vergessen | to forget |
sitzen | to sit |
studieren | to have studied |
reparieren | to repair |
fotografieren | to photograph |
protestieren | to protest |
demonstrieren | to demonstrate |
experimentieren | to experiment |
wissen | to know |
tun | to do |
einladen | to invite |