How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 German words on “Verb patterns”. The full topic holds 151 in the KoKo app: 58 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 39 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this German vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

German vocabulary: verb patterns

To need, to be about to, to remember: the German verb phrases that keep coming back in conversation.

Here are 100 German words on “Verb patterns”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 38 words

German	English
das Recht haben	to be allowed to
dienen zu	to be used for
sich Vorwürfe machen	to blame oneself
in Anspruch nehmen	to call upon
fortfahren mit	to carry on doing
sich entscheiden zu	to choose to
zurückkommen	to come back
hereinkommen	to come in
auskommen ohne	to do without
erwarten	to expect
ausfüllen	to fill in
Schwierigkeiten haben	to find it hard to
fertig werden mit	to finish doing
vergessen zu	to forget to
einsteigen	to get on
Anlass geben zu	to give rise to
vorgehen	to go about it
wieder hineingehen	to go back inside
ausgehen mit	to go out with
durchkommen	to go through
gerade getan haben	to have just done
helfen bei	to help to
mitteilen	to inform of
lernen zu	to learn to
sich kümmern um	to look afterTake charge of
schauen auf	to look at
suchen nach	to look for
achten auf	to pay attention to
zurechtkommen	to pull through
ertragen	to put up with
merken	to realiseBecome aware of something
sich erholen	to recover
sich verlassen auf	to rely on
sich erinnern	to remember
beginnen mit	to start doing
stehen bleiben	to stop
ausziehen	to take off
begreifen	to work out

Level 2: medium 36 words

German	English
einwilligen zu	to agree to
sich interessieren für	to be interested in
gezwungen sein zu	to be obliged to
stolz sein auf	to be proud of
sich bewusst werden	to become aware of
sich beruhigen	to calm down
aufholen	to catch up
sich ereignen	to come about
beschließen zu	to decide to
träumen von	to dream of
ermutigen zu	to encourage to
sich anziehen	to get dressed
sich täuschen	to get it wrong
heiraten	to get married
sich vorbereiten auf	to get ready to
aufstehen	to get up
aufgeben	to give up
verteilen	to hand out
sich amüsieren	to have fun
zurückhalten	to hold back
beabsichtigen	to intend to
pflegen	to look afterSee to someone’s well-being
sich entschließen zu	to make up one’s mind
wegräumen	to put away
verschieben	to put off
an den Tag legen	to show evidence of
sich trennen	to split up
aufhören zu	to stop doing
angehen	to tackle
berücksichtigen	to take into account
nachdenken über	to think over
vertrauen auf	to trust
zurückweisen	to turn down
ausmachen	to turn off
benutzen	to use
aufwachen	to wake up

Level 3: hard 26 words

German	English
Gefahr laufen zu	to be likely to
misstrauen	to be wary of
sich sorgen um	to care about
zufällig treffen	to come across
verdienen zu	to deserve to
sich widmen	to devote oneself to
einschlafen	to fall asleep
zwingen zu	to force to
sich ärgern	to get angry
sich langweilen	to get bored
durchgehen	to go over
sich verletzen	to hurt oneself
bestehen auf	to insist on
einladen zu	to invite to
sich freuen auf	to look forward to
nachschlagen	to look up
sich lustig machen	to make fun
klarkommen	to manage
sich widersetzen	to oppose
anziehen	to put on
bedauern zu	to regret
ahnen	to suspect
übernehmen	to take charge of
einstellen	to take on
erwägen	to think of
sich ausziehen	to undress

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 German words on “Verb patterns”. The full topic holds 151 in the KoKo app: 58 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 39 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this German vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.