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100 essential German verbs

100 German words worth knowing, picked from the topics Core verbs and translated into English.

Core verbs 100 words

German	English
sagen	to say
lesen	to read
lachen	to laugh
töten	to kill
sehen	to see
sein	to be
helfen	to help
gehen	to go
haben	to have
erschaffen	to create
machen	to do
beenden	to finish
spielen	to play
bezahlen	to pay
halten	to hold
ziehen	to pull
kommen	to come
leben	to live
glauben	to believe
müssen	to have to
geben	to give
eintreten	to enter
gewinnen	to win
behalten	to keep
essen	to eat
setzen	to put
hinaufgehen	to go up
sterben	to die
öffnen	to open
sprechen	to speak
weggehen	to leave
vorbeigehen	to pass
denken	to think
verlieren	to lose
tragen	to carryHave on you, carry around
zurückgeben	to give back
bleiben	to stayNot change place or state
wissen	to knowHave a piece of information or a skill
dienen	to serve
hinausgehen	to go out
folgen	to follow
fallen	to fall
verkaufen	to sell
schreiben	to write
vermeiden	to avoid
kaufen	to buy
hinzufügen	to add
rufen	to call
ankommen	to arrive
anhalten	to stop
ändern	to change
auswählen	to choose
zählen	to countWork out how many there are
werden	to becomeChange from one state to another
schicken	to send
versuchen	to try
lassen	to leave behind
zeigen	to show
erhalten	to obtain
vergessen	to forget
können	to be able to
nehmen	to take
nach Hause gehen	to go home
zurückkommen	to come back
lächeln	to smile
finden	to find
wollen	to want
zuhören	to listen
warten	to waitBe patient, let time pass
suchen	to look for
fragen	to ask
verteidigen	to defend
verhindern	to prevent
hören	to hear
teilen	to share
schützen	to protect
vorbereiten	to prepare
bekommen	to receive
anschauen	to watch
antworten	to answer
benutzen	to use
lernen	to learn
erreichen	to reach
anfangen	to start
kennen	to be familiar withBe familiar with someone or something
fortsetzen	to continue
erklären	to explain
erlauben	to allow
sich anschließen	to join
wiederfinden	to find again
verstehen	to understand
raten	to advise
bauen	to build
treffen	to meet
arbeiten	to work
sich fragen	to wonder
sich entsinnen	to recall
sich erinnern	to remember
lieben	to love
trinken	to drink

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What comes after these 100 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 100 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 German words and brings each one back at the right moment.
Where do these lists come from?: They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 100 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.
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.

100 essential German verbs

Core verbs 100 words

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