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Complete Alphabetical Index of German Verbs

Conjugating Common German Verbs (A-Z)

by Hyde Flippo
Updated September 08, 2016

INDEX OF GERMAN VERBS

Verb-Lexikon • An Alphabetical List

This alphabetical index lists over 500 common German verbs, some with a complete conjugation in all tenses.

SYMBOL KEY: D = Dative verb, M = Modal verb, .s = sich Reflexive verb, S = Strong verb (irregular verb), C = Stem-
changing verb (in pres. tense), an|fangen = Verb with separable prefix

ALSO SEE > Top 20 German Verbs

German Verbs
Alphabetical List
Part 1 (A-K)

A-D E-G H-K

A E H

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

an|erkennen S to recognize,
acknowledge
an|fangen C/S to begin
See Verb prefixes (an-, aus- )
angeln to fish, angle
an|kommen S to arrive
ändern to change, alter
an|greifen S to attack
an|haben S to have on, wear
an|nehmen S to accept; assume
an|rufen S to call up (tel)
antworten D to answer
s. an|ziehen S to get dressed
arbeiten to work
ärgern to annoy, irritate
atmen to breathe
auf|fallen S to stand out, attract
attention
aus|kommen S to come out, have
enough of, make do, get along with
ein|atmen to breathe in halten C/S to hold, stop, keep
ein|bauen to install, put in hämmern to hammer, pound
s. ein|bilden to imagine, get the idea handeln to act, trade, deal
empfangen C/S to receive hängen to hang
empfehlen C/S to recommend hassen to hate
empfinden to feel, sense hauen to hit, hew
entbehren to do without; lack, miss heben S to lift, raise
See Verb prefixes (emp-, ent- ) heiraten to marry
entdecken to discover heißen S to be named
entfernen to remove heilen to heal
entführen to abduct, kidnap heizen to heat
entgegenen to reply, retort helfen C/S to help
enthalten C/S to contain heraus|bekommen S to get out; find
entkommen to escape, get away out, figure out
entschuldigen to excuse, apologize heraus|fordern to challenge
erfinden to invent hetzen to rush about, incite
erhalten C/S to obtain, receive, heulen to howl, bawl
preserve hindern to hamper, impede
s. erinnern to remember hoffen to hope
s. erkälten to catch a cold hören to hear

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aus|machen - 10 meanings! erklären to explain, declare hüpfen to hop, jump

aus|stellen to exhibit erlöschen to be extinguished, dim husten to cough
s. aus|ziehen to undress errichten to erect, establish
I
erschöpfen to exhaust, drain
B
erschrecken S to be frightened identifizieren to identify
backen S to bake ersticken to choke, smother immatrikulieren to register (univ)
baden to bathe, swim erwägen to consider, ponder impfen to vaccinate, inoculate
bauen to build erwähnen to mention imponieren to impress, make an
beben to quake, tremble erzählen to tell, recount, relate impression
bedeuten to mean S to eat importieren to import
s. bedienen to serve oneself informieren to inform
befehlen S to command s. interessieren to be interested (in)
s. befinden S to be, find oneself irren to wander, stray; be mistaken
F
befreien to set free irritieren to confuse; irritate
begegnen D to meet fahren S to travel, drive isolieren to insulate; isolate
beginnen S to begin fallen S to fall
J
begleiten to accompany fällen to cut down
behalten S to keep falten to fold jagen to hunt; chase, drive
beissen S to bite fangen S to catch, capture jammern to wail, moan, yammer
bekommen S to get, receive fassen to grasp, seize, conceive jauchzen to rejoice, cheer
beleben to enliven, cheer fechten to fence, fight jaulen to howl
beleidigen to insult feststellen to ascertain, establish jobben to work, have a job
bellen to bark finden S to find jodeln to yodel
belohnen to reward flicken to patch, repair joggen to jog
bergen S to recover, salvage fliegen S to fly jucken to itch
berichten to report fliehen S to flee, avoid justieren to adjust, justify (type
bersten S to burst fließen S to flow, run K
besitzen S to own fluchen to curse, swear
kämmen to comb
bestellen to order fluten to flood, overflow
kämpfen to fight, struggle
besuchen to visit folgen D to follow
kauen to chew
beten to pray fragen to ask
kaufen to buy
betrügen S to deceive, cheat fressen C/S to eat, feed, devour
kehren to turn; sweep
bewegen to move s. freuen to be glad, rejoice
kennen S to know, be familiar with
bezahlen to pay frieren S to freeze, feel cold
kennenlernen to get to know,
biegen S to bend frühstücken to eat breakfast
become acquainted with
bieten to offer, bid fühlen to feel, perceive
klagen to lament, complain
binden S to tie führen to lead
kleben to paste, stick
bitten S to request, ask for füllen to fill
klingen S to ring, sound
blasen C/S to blow fürchten to fear
klopfen to knock, beat
bleiben S to stay
G kneifen S to pinch, squeeze, crimp
blicken to look, glance
gähnen to yawn knüpfen to tie, knot, fasten
blitzen to flash
gären to ferment kochen to cook, boil, seethe
blühen to bloom
gebären to give birth to kommen S to come
bluten to bleed
geben C/S to give können M to be able, can
braten C/S to fry, roast
gebrauchen to use kosten to cost
brauchen to need
gedeihen S to thrive, prosper kotzen to vomit, puke
brauen to brew
gefallen C/S to be pleasing, like krächzen to caw, croak
brausen to shower; roar
gehen S to go kratzen to scratch, scrape, claw
brechen C/S to break
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brennen S to burn gelingen S to succeed kriechen S to crawl, creep

bringen S to bring gelten S to be valid kriegen to get, obtain
brüllen to roar, shout genesen to recover, convalesce kühlen to cool, refresh
bürsten to brush s. genieren to feel kürzen to shorten, abbreviate
embarrassed/awkward
D
genießen S to enjoy
darf See dürfen geraten to get into, fall into
dämmen to dam, check, curb geschehen C/S to happen
dämmern to dawn, fall (dusk); doze gewinnen S to win, gain
dampfen to steam s. gewöhnen to get used to,
dämpfen to muffle, damp accustomed to
danken D to thank gießen S to pour, cast
dar|stellen to show, portray glänzen to glitter, shine
dämmen to dam, check, curb glauben to believe
dauern to last, endure gleichen S to be like, resemble
decken to cover, set (table) gleiten to glide
dehnen to stretch glotzen to gape, stare
demonstrieren to demonstrate glühen to glow
denken S to think graben S to dig
deuten to point, indicate greifen S to grasp, grab, seize
dichten to caulk; write poetry grollen to be angry, grumble
dienen to serve grüßen to greet
dringen S to urge, pierce gucken to look, peep
drucken to print
drücken to push, press; oppress
ducken to stoop, duck; humble
dürfen to be permitted, allow
dürsten to thirst, be thirsty

CONJUGATING GERMAN VERBS (L-Z)

German Verbs
Alphabetical List
Part 2 (L-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 excess überraschen to surprise
laden C / S to load saugen to suck, absorb überwinden S to overcome
lassen C / S to let, leave, allow Staub saugen to vacuum (VP) umstellen to change over, shift
laufen C / S to run, walk schaden to damage, hurt unterbrechen S to interrupt
lauschen to eavesdrop, listen schaffen S to create s. unterhalten S to converse,
leben to live schaffen to do, make, accomplish entertain oneself
lecken to lick; leak schalten to switch, shift (gears)
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legen to lay, put, place schätzen to value, estimate V

See liegen schauen to see, look
verachten to despise
lehren to teach scheiden S to separate, divide
verderben S to ruin, spoil
leiden S to suffer s. scheiden lassen S to divorce
verdienen to earn, deserve
leihen S to lend, borrow, hire scheinen S to shine, seem
vereinigen to unite
lernen to learn, study scherzen to joke, kid
verführen to seduce
lesen C / S to read schicken to send
vergessen S to forget
leuchten to light up, shine, gleam schieben S to push, shove
vergewaltigen to rape
lichten to thin out, lighten schießen S to shoot
s. verhalten S to behave, act
lieben to love schlachten to slaughter, butcher
verhandeln to negotiate
liegen S to lie, recline, be situated schlafen C / S to sleep
verkaufen to sell
loben to praise schlagen S to hit, beat
verkehren to trade, traffic; frequent
locken to lure, attract, entice schleichen S to sneak, creep
verklagen to complain, sue
lohnen to reward, recompense schleifen S to grind, polish
verkommen S to decay, go bad
s. lohnen to be worth (doing) schließen to close; conclude
s. verlieben to fall in love
lösen to solve, dissolve; loosen schmecken to taste
verlieren S to lose
lügen to lie (not tell the truth) schmeißen S to throw, toss
vermehren to increase
lutschen to suck (on) schmelzen S to melt
vernichten to annihilate, exterminate
schmerzen to hurt, smart
M verraten S to betray
schmieren to grease; bribe
versagen to fail
machen to make, do schneiden S to cut, slice
verschlafen C / S to oversleep
mahlen to mill, grind schneien to snow
verstehen S to understand
malen to paint, draw schreiben S to write
versuchen to attempt, try
managen to manage schreien S to scream, yell
vertreten to represent, stand in for
meiden S to avoid, shun schreiten S to step, stride
verwalten to administer, manage
meinen to mean, be of the opinion, schweben to soar, hover, float
verwechseln to confuse, mix up
think schweigen S to be silent
verweigern to refuse
merken to notice, mark, perceive schwimmen S to swim
verweilen to linger, while away
messen C / S to measure schwitzen to sweat
verzeihen S to pardon, forgive
mieten to rent, hire schwören to swear
vor|kommen S to occur, happen
mögen M to like (to) segnen to bless
vor|stellen to introduce, present
müssen M to have to, must sehen C / S to see
s. vor|stellen to imagine
N sein S to be
senden to send, broadcast W
nagen to gnaw, nibble
s. setzen to sit down wachen to be awake; keep watch
nähren to nourish; suckle
seufzen to sigh wachsen C / S to grow
naschen to snack, nibble, nosh
sieden to boil, simmer wagen to dare
necken to tease
siegen to conquer, triumph wählen to choose, vote
nehmen C / S to take
singen S to sing währen to last, hold out
nennen S to name, call
sinken S to sink wälzen to roll
nicken to nod, doze
sitzen S to sit wandern to hike, wander
nützen to use; be useful
sollen M should, ought to, supposed waschen C / S to wash
O to wechseln to change, exchange
öffnen to open spalten to split, divide wecken to wake, rouse
operieren to operate (med.) sparen to save wehren to restrain; prevent
opfern to sacrifice spazieren to stroll, walk s. wehren to defend oneself
ordnen to organize, put in order spielen to play weichen to yield
spinnen to spin; be nuts weihen to consecrate, devote
sprechen S to speak, talk
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P springen S to jump weinen to cry, weep

spritzen to spray, squirt wenden to turn
pachten to lease, rent
sprühen to spray; sparkle werben to recruit, court, woo,
packen to pack; grab
spucken to spit advertise
passen to fit, be suitable
spülen to rinse, flush werden S to become
passieren to happen
spüren to feel, detect werfen C / S to throw
pfeifen S to whistle
statt|finden S to take place, happen wetzen to sharpen, grind
pflanzen to plant
Staub saugen to vacuum (VP) widmen to dedicate, devote
plagen to plague, annoy
staunen to be amazed wiederholen to repeat
preisen to praise, commend
stechen C / S to stab, sting, prick wiegen S to weigh
putzen to clean, groom
stecken to set, be located wissen S to know
Q stehen to stand wohnen to reside, live
quälen to torture, torment stehlen to steal wollen M to want (to)
qualmen to give off smoke steigen to climb, rise wünschen to wish, desire
quellen S to gush, spring from stinken to stink würzen to season, spice
quetschen to squeeze, crush stöhnen to groan, moan
Z
quietschen to squeak, squeal stopfen to stuff, cram
stören to disturb, upset zahlen to pay
R zählen to count
stoßen to push, bump
rächen to avenge strahlen to beam, radiate zähmen to tame
Rad fahren to ride a bike (VP) streben to strive zapfen to tap (beer)
raten to advise, guess strecken to stretch, extend zaubern to do magic, enchant
rauchen to smoke streichen to strike, cancel; paint zeichnen to draw, sign
räumen to clear away, evacuate streiten to quarrel, argue zeigen to show, indicate
rauschen to rustle, murmur stricken to knit zelten to camp
rechnen to calculate, reckon studieren to study (univ) zerschlagen C/S to shatter, smash
reißen S to tear, rip stürzen to plunge, fall, crash zerstören to destroy
reiten S to ride (horse) suchen to look for, seek ziehen S to pull, draw
rennen S to run zielen to aim, target
T
reichen to reach; pass zitieren to cite, quote
reisen to travel, journey tanken to get gas/petrol, refuel zittern to shake, tremble
reinigen to clean, refine tanzen to dance zögern to hesitate
reizen to excite, charm taugen to be of use/value züchten to breed, culivate
richten to set right, adjust toben to storm, rave zünden to ignite
riechen S to smell töten to kill zurück|nehmen C/S to take back
ringen to struggle, wrestle tragen C/S to wear, carry zwingen S to force, compel
rollen to roll trauen to trust, believe in; marry
rösten to roast träumen to dream
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rufen S to call
treten C / S to step, walk • Verb Prefixes
ruhen to rest
rühren to stir, touch trinken S to drink
rüsten to arm trocknen to dry
tropfen to drip, drop
tun S to do, make, put

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