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535 verbs, every form of each one recorded. 298 follow a pattern; 237 have forms of their own. Open one to hear it.

  1. The essential 50The verbs you will say every day. Start here.
  2. #1 sein to be Beginner Strong verb
  3. #2 haben to have Beginner Mixed verb
  4. #3 werden to become, to get; will Beginner Strong verb
  5. #4 können can, to be able to Beginner Modal verb
  6. #5 müssen to have to, must Beginner Modal verb
  7. #7 machen to do, to make Beginner Weak verb
  8. #8 geben to give; es gibt, there is Beginner Strong verb
  9. #9 kommen to come Beginner Strong verb
  10. #10 sollen should, to be supposed to Modal verb
  11. #11 wollen to want; wollen wir, shall we Beginner Modal verb
  12. #12 gehen to go Beginner Strong verb
  13. #14 sehen to see Beginner Strong verb
  14. #15 lassen to let, to leave Advanced Strong verb
  15. #16 stehen to stand; wie steht es, what's the score Beginner Strong verb
  16. #17 finden to find; to think of Beginner Strong verb
  17. #18 bleiben to stay Beginner Strong verb
  18. #19 liegen to lie, of a thing that lies somewhere Advanced Strong verb
  19. #22 nehmen to take; to have, ordering food Beginner Strong verb
  20. #23 tun to do Beginner Strong verb
  21. #24 dürfen may, to be allowed to Beginner Modal verb
  22. #26 halten to hold; in goal, to save Beginner Strong verb
  23. #29 zeigen to show Beginner Weak verb
  24. #32 bringen to bring; das bringt nichts, it's no use Advanced Mixed verb
  25. #33 leben to live Weak verb
  26. #38 gelten to apply, to be valid Advanced Strong verb
  27. #42 brauchen to need Beginner Weak verb
  28. #47 setzen to set, to put Weak verb
  29. #48 bekommen to get, to receive Beginner Strong verb
  30. The next most usedIn the order you are likely to meet them.
  31. #51 versuchen to try Beginner Weak verb
  32. #56 sitzen to sit Intermediate Strong verb
  33. #57 ziehen to pull Beginner Strong verb
  34. #60 gehören to belong, to be part of Advanced Weak verb
  35. #64 suchen to look for Beginner Weak verb
  36. #65 legen to lay, to put down Weak verb
  37. #69 tragen to carry Beginner Strong verb
  38. #70 schaffen to manage, to make it Beginner Weak verb
  39. #72 verlieren to lose Advanced Strong verb
  40. #84 warten to wait Beginner Weak verb
  41. #86 helfen to help Beginner Strong verb
  42. #98 fehlen to be missing; was fehlt Ihnen, what is wrong with you Beginner Weak verb
  43. #104 kaufen to buy Beginner Weak verb
  44. #106 passieren to happen Advanced Weak verb
  45. #107 schauen to look Beginner Weak verb
  46. #108 gucken to look Weak verb
  47. #109 kriegen to get Weak verb
  48. #114 holen to fetch, to get Advanced Weak verb
  49. #115 schicken to send Intermediate Weak verb
  50. #118 vergessen to forget Intermediate Strong verb
  51. #120 öffnen to open Intermediate Weak verb
  52. #128 klappen to work out Intermediate Weak verb
  53. #129 passen to fit Beginner Weak verb
  54. #130 reichen to be enough Intermediate Weak verb
  55. #137 rauchen to smoke Fluency Weak verb
  56. #142 aufstehen to get up Beginner Strong verb
  57. #148 mitnehmen to take along Beginner Strong verb
  58. #151 aufhören to stop Weak verb
  59. #159 benutzen to use Weak verb
  60. #168 sich setzen to sit down Intermediate Weak verb
  61. #171 sich anmelden to register, at an office Beginner Weak verb
  62. #175 sich ausruhen to rest, to have a rest Advanced Weak verb
  63. #183 sich gewöhnen to get used to Weak verb
  64. #188 sich befinden to be located Strong verb
  65. #206 wählen to choose; to vote; to dial Weak verb
  66. #207 aussuchen to pick out Weak verb
  67. #212 aufmachen to open Weak verb
  68. #213 zumachen to close Fluency Weak verb
  69. #219 drücken to push, to press Beginner Weak verb
  70. #230 anfassen to touch Weak verb
  71. #234 stecken to put in; to be stuck Weak verb
  72. #239 ausfüllen to fill in, a form Beginner Weak verb
  73. #265 achten to pay attention Weak verb
  74. #266 aufpassen to take care, to watch out Intermediate Weak verb
  75. #271 anschauen to look at, to watch Weak verb
  76. #273 aufschreiben to write down Advanced Strong verb
  77. #282 abholen to pick up Weak verb
  78. #314 zunehmen to increase; to put on weight Strong verb
  79. #315 abnehmen to decrease; to lose weight Strong verb
  80. #316 verändern to change Weak verb
  81. #317 ändern to change Weak verb
  82. #318 wechseln to change, to switch Weak verb
  83. #319 tauschen to swap Weak verb
  84. #321 ersetzen to replace Weak verb
  85. #323 geschehen to happen Strong verb
  86. #324 vorkommen to occur; to seem Strong verb
  87. #338 behalten to keep Strong verb
  88. #339 aufheben to keep; to pick up Strong verb
  89. #347 lösen to solve; to loosen Weak verb
  90. #349 teilen to share, to divide Weak verb
  91. #350 verteilen to distribute Weak verb
  92. #361 vermeiden to avoid Strong verb
  93. #362 verzichten to do without Weak verb
  94. #367 erledigen to get done, to take care of Weak verb
  95. #377 parken to park Weak verb
  96. #384 weggehen to go away, to leave Strong verb
  97. #386 rausgehen to go out Strong verb
  98. #387 ausgehen to go out; to run out Strong verb
  99. #388 hingehen to go there Strong verb
  100. #393 anziehen to put on, to wear Intermediate Strong verb
  101. #398 verschlafen to oversleep Beginner Strong verb
  102. #412 klingeln to ring the bell Fluency Weak verb
  103. #413 klopfen to knock Weak verb
  104. #414 leihen to lend; to borrow Intermediate Strong verb
  105. #415 ausleihen to borrow Strong verb
  106. #436 weitermachen to carry on Weak verb
  107. #446 erwischen to catch Weak verb
  108. #447 klarkommen to cope, to get along Strong verb
  109. #448 zurechtkommen to manage, to cope Strong verb
  110. #451 nachschauen to check, to have a look Weak verb
  111. #452 nachsehen to check, to have a look Strong verb
  112. #458 verschwinden to disappear Strong verb
  113. #469 aufladen to charge, a phone Strong verb
  114. #472 abhängen to depend Strong verb
  115. #476 zurückgeben to give back Strong verb
  116. #488 wegnehmen to take away Strong verb
  117. #489 loswerden to get rid of Strong verb
  118. #490 drehen to turn Weak verb
  119. #495 schmeißen to chuck, to throw Strong verb
  120. More verbs from the lessons
  121. 511 freihalten to keep free, a room or a seat Intermediate Strong verb
  122. 521 einlegen to lodge, to put in Advanced Weak verb