tense), an|fangen = Verb with separable prefix

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German Verbs "A" Through "K"

A-D E-G H-K

A E H

achten to pay attention to, ehren to honor haben S to have

respect ein|atmen to breathe halten C/S to hold,
an|erkennen S to in stop, keep
recognize, acknowledge ein|bauen to install, hämmern to
an|fangen C/S to begin put in hammer, pound
See Verb prefixes (an-, aus- s. ein|bilden to handeln to act,
) imagine, get the idea trade, deal
angeln to fish, angle empfangen C/S to hängen to hang
an|kommen S to arrive receive hassen to hate
ändern to change, alter empfehlen C/S to hauen to hit, hew
an|greifen S to attack recommend heben S to lift, raise
an|haben S to have on, empfinden to feel, heiraten to marry
Ad
wear sense heißen S to be
an|nehmen S to accept; entbehren to do named
assume without; lack, miss heilen to heal
an|rufen S to call up (tel) See Verb prefixes heizen to heat
antworten D to answer (emp-, ent- ) helfen C/S to help
s. an|ziehen S to get entdecken to heraus|bekommen
s. an|ziehen S to get entdecken to heraus|bekommen
dressed discover S to get out; find out,
arbeiten to work entfernen to remove figure out
ärgern to annoy, irritate entführen to abduct, heraus|fordern to
atmen to breathe kidnap challenge
auf|fallen S to stand out, entgegenen to reply, hetzen to rush
attract attention retort about, incite
aus|kommen S to come enthalten C/S to heulen to howl, bawl
out, have enough of, make contain hindern to hamper,
do, get along with entkommen to impede
aus|machen - 10 escape, get away hoffen to hope
meanings! entschuldigen to hören to hear
aus|stellen to exhibit excuse, apologize hüpfen to hop, jump
s. aus|ziehen to undress erfinden to invent husten to cough
B erhalten C/S to I
obtain, receive,
backen S to bake identifizieren to
preserve
baden to bathe, swim identify
s. erinnern to
bauen to build immatrikulieren
remember
beben to quake, tremble to register (univ)
s. erkälten to catch a
bedeuten to mean impfen to vaccinate,
cold
s. bedienen to serve inoculate
erklären to explain,
oneself imponieren to
declare
befehlen S to command impress, make an
erlöschen to be
s. befinden S to be, find impression
extinguished, dim
oneself importieren to
errichten to erect,
befreien to set free import
establish
begegnen D to meet informieren to
erschöpfen to
beginnen S to begin inform
exhaust, drain
begleiten to accompany s. interessieren to
erschrecken S to be
behalten S to keep be interested (in)
frightened
beissen S to bite irren to wander,
ersticken to choke,
bekommen S to get, stray; be mistaken
smother
receive irritieren to
erwägen to consider,
beleben to enliven, cheer confuse; irritate
ponder
beleidigen to insult isolieren to
erwähnen to
bellen to bark insulate; isolate
mention
belohnen to reward
 mention
belohnen to reward
erzählen to tell, J
bergen S to recover,
recount, relate jagen to hunt; chase,
salvage
S to eat drive
berichten to report
bersten S to burst jammern to wail,
besitzen S to own F moan, yammer
bestellen to order jauchzen to rejoice,
fahren S to travel,
besuchen to visit cheer
drive
beten to pray jaulen to howl
fallen S to fall
betrügen S to deceive, jobben to work, have
fällen to cut down
cheat a job
falten to fold
bewegen to move jodeln to yodel
fangen S to catch,
bezahlen to pay joggen to jog
capture
biegen S to bend jucken to itch

bieten to offer, bid fassen to grasp, seize, justieren to adjust,

binden S to tie conceive justify (type
bitten S to request, ask for fechten to fence, fight
K
blasen C/S to blow feststellen to
bleiben S to stay ascertain, establish kämmen to comb
blicken to look, glance finden S to find kämpfen to fight,
blitzen to flash flicken to patch, struggle
blühen to bloom repair kauen to chew
bluten to bleed fliegen S to fly kaufen to buy
braten C/S to fry, roast fliehen S to flee, kehren to turn;
brauchen to need avoid sweep
brauen to brew fließen S to flow, run kennen S to know,
brausen to shower; roar fluchen to curse, be familiar with
brechen C/S to break swear kennenlernen to
brennen S to burn fluten to flood, get to know, become
bringen S to bring overflow acquainted with
brüllen to roar, shout folgen D to follow klagen to lament,
bürsten to brush fragen to ask complain
fressen C/S to eat, kleben to paste,
D
feed, devour stick
darf See dürfen s. freuen to be glad, klingen S to ring,
dämmen to dam, check, rejoice sound
curb frieren S to freeze, klopfen to knock,
 frieren S to freeze,
dämmern to dawn, fall feel cold beat
(dusk); doze frühstücken to eat kneifen S to pinch,
dampfen to steam breakfast squeeze, crimp
dämpfen to muffle, damp fühlen to feel, knüpfen to tie, knot,
danken D to thank perceive fasten
dar|stellen to show, führen to lead kochen to cook, boil,
portray füllen to fill seethe
dämmen to dam, check, fürchten to fear kommen S to come
curb können M to be
G
dauern to last, endure able, can
decken to cover, set gähnen to yawn kosten to cost
(table) gären to ferment kotzen to vomit,
dehnen to stretch gebären to give birth puke

demonstrieren to to krächzen to caw,

demonstrate geben C/S to give croak
denken S to think gebrauchen to use kratzen to scratch,
deuten to point, indicate gedeihen S to thrive, scrape, claw
dichten to caulk; write prosper kriechen S to crawl,
poetry gefallen C/S to be creep
dienen to serve pleasing, like kriegen to get,
dringen S to urge, pierce gehen S to go obtain
drucken to print gelingen S to succeed kühlen to cool,
drücken to push, press; gelten S to be valid refresh
oppress genesen to recover, kürzen to shorten,
ducken to stoop, duck; convalesce abbreviate
humble s. genieren to feel
dürfen to be permitted, embarrassed/awkward
allow genießen S to enjoy
dürsten to thirst, be geraten to get into,
thirsty fall into
geschehen C/S to
happen
gewinnen S to win,
gain
s. gewöhnen to get
used to, accustomed to
 used to, accustomed to
gießen S to pour, cast
glänzen to glitter,
shine
glauben to believe
gleichen S to be like,
resemble
gleiten to glide
glotzen to gape, stare
glühen to glow
graben S to dig
greifen S to grasp,
grab, seize
grollen to be angry,

grumble
grüßen to greet
gucken to look, peep

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German Verbs "L" Through "Z"

L-R S-T U-Z

L S U

lächeln to smile sagen to say, tell üben to exercise, practice

lachen to laugh saufen S to drink to überraschen to surprise
laden C / S to load excess überwinden S to
lassen C / S to let, saugen to suck, overcome
leave, allow absorb umstellen to change
laufen C / S to run, Staub saugen to over, shift
walk vacuum (VP) unterbrechen S to
lauschen to schaden to damage, interrupt
eavesdrop, listen hurt s. unterhalten S to
leben to live schaffen S to create converse, entertain oneself
lecken to lick; leak schaffen to do,
V
legen to lay, put, place make, accomplish
See liegen schalten to switch, verachten to despise
lehren to teach shift (gears) verderben S to ruin,
leiden S to suffer schätzen to value, spoil
leihen S to lend, estimate verdienen to earn,
borrow, hire schauen to see, look deserve
lernen to learn, study scheiden S to vereinigen to unite
lesen C / S to read separate, divide verführen to seduce
leuchten to light up, s. scheiden lassen S vergessen S to forget
shine, gleam to divorce vergewaltigen to rape
lichten to thin out, scheinen S to shine, s. verhalten S to behave,
lighten seem act
lieben to love scherzen to joke, kid verhandeln to negotiate
liegen S to lie, recline, schicken to send verkaufen to sell
be situated schieben S to push, verkehren to trade,
loben to praise shove traffic; frequent
locken to lure, attract, schießen S to shoot verklagen to complain,
entice schlachten to sue
lohnen to reward, slaughter, butcher verkommen S to decay,
recompense schlafen C / S to go bad

s. lohnen to be worth sleep s. verlieben to fall in love

(doing) schlagen S to hit, verlieren S to lose
lösen to solve, beat vermehren to increase
dissolve; loosen schleichen S to vernichten to annihilate,
lügen to lie (not tell sneak, creep exterminate
the truth) schleifen S to grind, verraten S to betray
lutschen to suck (on) polish versagen to fail
lutschen to suck (on) polish versagen to fail
schließen to close; verschlafen C / S to
M
conclude oversleep
machen to make, do schmecken to taste verstehen S to
mahlen to mill, grind schmeißen S to understand
malen to paint, draw throw, toss versuchen to attempt, try
managen to manage schmelzen S to melt vertreten to represent,
meiden S to avoid, schmerzen to hurt, stand in for
shun smart verwalten to administer,
meinen to mean, be of schmieren to manage
the opinion, think grease; bribe verwechseln to confuse,
merken to notice, schneiden S to cut, mix up
mark, perceive slice verweigern to refuse
messen C / S to schneien to snow verweilen to linger, while
measure schreiben S to write away
mieten to rent, hire schreien S to verzeihen S to pardon,
mögen M to like (to) scream, yell forgive
müssen M to have to, schreiten S to step, vor|kommen S to occur,
must stride happen
N schweben to soar, vor|stellen to introduce,
hover, float present
nagen to gnaw, nibble
schweigen S to be s. vor|stellen to imagine
nähren to nourish;
silent
suckle W
schwimmen S to
naschen to snack, wachen to be awake;
swim
nibble, nosh keep watch
schwitzen to sweat
necken to tease wachsen C / S to grow
schwören to swear
nehmen C / S to take wagen to dare
segnen to bless
nennen S to name, wählen to choose, vote
sehen C / S to see
call währen to last, hold out
sein S to be
nicken to nod, doze
nützen to use; be senden to send, wälzen to roll
useful broadcast wandern to hike, wander
s. setzen to sit down waschen C / S to wash
O
seufzen to sigh wechseln to change,
öffnen to open sieden to boil, exchange
operieren to operate simmer wecken to wake, rouse
(med.) siegen to conquer, wehren to restrain;
(med.) siegen to conquer, wehren to restrain;
opfern to sacrifice triumph prevent
ordnen to organize, singen S to sing s. wehren to defend
put in order sinken S to sink oneself
P sitzen S to sit weichen to yield
sollen M should, weihen to consecrate,
pachten to lease, rent
ought to, supposed to devote
packen to pack; grab
spalten to split, weinen to cry, weep
passen to fit, be
divide wenden to turn
suitable
sparen to save werben to recruit, court,
passieren to happen
spazieren to stroll, woo, advertise
pfeifen S to whistle
walk werden S to become
pflanzen to plant
spielen to play werfen C / S to throw
plagen to plague,
spinnen to spin; be wetzen to sharpen, grind
annoy
nuts widmen to dedicate,
preisen to praise,
sprechen S to speak, devote
commend
talk wiederholen to repeat
putzen to clean,
springen S to jump wiegen S to weigh
groom
spritzen to spray, wissen S to know
Q squirt wohnen to reside, live

quälen to torture, sprühen to spray; wollen M to want (to)

torment sparkle wünschen to wish, desire

qualmen to give off spucken to spit würzen to season, spice

smoke spülen to rinse, flush

Z
quellen S to gush, spüren to feel, detect
statt|finden S to zahlen to pay
spring from
take place, happen zählen to count
quetschen to squeeze,
Staub saugen to zähmen to tame
crush
vacuum (VP) zapfen to tap (beer)
quietschen to squeak,
staunen to be zaubern to do magic,
squeal

R amazed enchant
stechen C / S to stab, zeichnen to draw, sign
rächen to avenge
sting, prick zeigen to show, indicate
Rad fahren to ride a
stecken to set, be zelten to camp
bike (VP)
located zerschlagen C/S to
raten to advise, guess
stehen to stand shatter, smash
rauchen to smoke
stehlen to steal zerstören to destroy
 stehlen to steal zerstören to destroy
räumen to clear away,
steigen to climb, rise ziehen S to pull, draw
evacuate
stinken to stink zielen to aim, target
rauschen to rustle,
stöhnen to groan, zitieren to cite, quote
murmur
moan zittern to shake, tremble
rechnen to calculate,
stopfen to stuff, zögern to hesitate
reckon
cram züchten to breed, culivate
reißen S to tear, rip
stören to disturb, zünden to ignite
reiten S to ride
upset zurück|nehmen C/S to
(horse)
stoßen to push, take back
rennen S to run
bump zwingen S to force,
reichen to reach; pass
strahlen to beam, compel
reisen to travel,
radiate
journey
streben to strive
reinigen to clean,
strecken to stretch,
refine
extend
reizen to excite,
streichen to strike,
charm
cancel; paint
richten to set right,
streiten to quarrel,
adjust
argue
riechen S to smell
stricken to knit
ringen to struggle,
studieren to study
wrestle
(univ)
rollen to roll
stürzen to plunge,
rösten to roast
fall, crash
rücken to move, bring
suchen to look for,
nearer
seek
rufen S to call
ruhen to rest T
rühren to stir, touch
tanken to get
rüsten to arm
gas/petrol, refuel
tanzen to dance
taugen to be of
use/value
toben to storm, rave
töten to kill
tragen C/S to wear,
 tragen C/S to wear,
carry
trauen to trust,
believe in; marry
träumen to dream
treffen C / S to meet,
hit
treiben S to drive,
propel
treten C / S to step,
walk
trinken S to drink
trocknen to dry
tropfen to drip, drop
tun S to do, make,
put

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Vocabulary

50 Common German Verbs with Sample Sentences