These are the 100 most useful Dutch verbs from our 1000-word beginner course - the actions you will hear and talk about every day. Learn them first and you can build real sentences fast.
| # | Verb | Dutch |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | to borrow | lenen |
| 2 | to buy | kopen |
| 3 | to clean | schoonmaken |
| 4 | to close | sluiten |
| 5 | to cook | koken |
| 6 | to do | doen |
| 7 | to drink | drinken |
| 8 | to eat | eten |
| 9 | to find | vinden |
| 10 | to get | krijgen |
| 11 | to give | geven |
| 12 | to grow | groeien |
| 13 | to hang | hangen |
| 14 | to have | hebben |
| 15 | to keep | bewaren |
| 16 | to let | laten |
| 17 | to live | wonen |
| 18 | to litter | afval op straat gooien |
| 19 | to make | maken |
| 20 | to open | openen |
| 21 | to play | spelen |
| 22 | to sleep | slapen |
| 23 | to spend | uitgeven |
| 24 | to start | beginnen |
| 25 | to stop | stoppen |
| 26 | to take | nemen |
| 27 | to try | proberen |
| 28 | to use | gebruiken |
| 29 | to wait | wachten |
| 30 | to avoid | vermijden |
| 31 | to bake | bakken |
| 32 | to fill | vullen |
| 33 | to fit | passen |
| 34 | to grate | raspen |
| 35 | to lock | vergrendelen |
| 36 | to pack | inpakken |
| 37 | to pay | betalen |
| 38 | to pick | kiezen |
| 39 | to prepare | voorbereiden |
| 40 | to remove | verwijderen |
| 41 | to search | zoeken |
| 42 | to stay | blijven |
| 43 | to wake up | wakker worden |
| 44 | to want | willen |
| 45 | to need | nodig hebben |
| 46 | to put | zetten |
| 47 | to tie | strikken |
| 48 | to unlock | ontgrendelen |
| 49 | to zip | dichtritsen |
| 50 | to cut | snijden |
| 51 | to show | laten zien |
| 52 | to get up | opstaan |
| 53 | to lie down | gaan liggen |
| 54 | to empty | legen |
| 55 | to turn on | aanzetten |
| 56 | to turn off | uitzetten |
| 57 | to put on | aantrekken |
| 58 | to wash | wassen |
| 59 | to take off | uittrekken |
| 60 | to try on | passen |
| 61 | to pick up | ophalen |
| 62 | to melt | smelten |
| 63 | to rain | regenen |
| 64 | to snow | sneeuwen |
| 65 | to smell | ruiken |
| 66 | to taste | smaken |
| 67 | to shine | schijnen |
| 68 | to smoke | roken |
| 69 | to snore | snurken |
| 70 | to fold | vouwen |
| 71 | to dry | drogen |
| 72 | to begin | beginnen |
| 73 | to decorate | versieren |
| 74 | to shell | pellen |
| 75 | to chew | kauwen |
| 76 | to buckle | vastmaken |
| 77 | to lose | verliezen |
| 78 | to afford | zich veroorloven |
| 79 | to rest | uitrusten |
| 80 | to conceal | verbergen |
| 81 | to lend | uitlenen |
| 82 | to bite | bijten |
| 83 | to weigh | wegen |
| 84 | to order | bestellen |
| 85 | to cost | kosten |
| 86 | to become | worden |
| 87 | to recycle | recyclen |
| 88 | to warm | verwarmen |
| 89 | to shave | scheren |
| 90 | to ring | bellen |
| 91 | to hide | verbergen |
| 92 | to wipe | afvegen |
| 93 | to blend | mengen |
| 94 | to bury | begraven |
| 95 | to feed | voeren |
| 96 | to digest | verteren |
| 97 | to iron | strijken |
| 98 | to disguise | vermommen |
| 99 | to plant | planten |
| 100 | to water | water geven |