These are the 100 most useful German 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 | German |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | to borrow | leihen |
| 2 | to buy | kaufen |
| 3 | to clean | putzen |
| 4 | to close | schließen |
| 5 | to cook | kochen |
| 6 | to do | tun |
| 7 | to drink | trinken |
| 8 | to eat | essen |
| 9 | to find | finden |
| 10 | to get | bekommen |
| 11 | to give | geben |
| 12 | to grow | wachsen |
| 13 | to hang | hängen |
| 14 | to have | haben |
| 15 | to keep | behalten |
| 16 | to let | lassen |
| 17 | to live | leben |
| 18 | to litter | verschmutzen |
| 19 | to make | machen |
| 20 | to open | öffnen |
| 21 | to play | spielen |
| 22 | to sleep | schlafen |
| 23 | to spend | ausgeben |
| 24 | to start | anfangen |
| 25 | to stop | aufhören |
| 26 | to take | nehmen |
| 27 | to try | versuchen |
| 28 | to use | benutzen |
| 29 | to wait | warten |
| 30 | to avoid | vermeiden |
| 31 | to bake | backen |
| 32 | to fill | füllen |
| 33 | to fit | passen |
| 34 | to grate | reiben |
| 35 | to lock | abschließen |
| 36 | to pack | verpacken |
| 37 | to pay | bezahlen |
| 38 | to pick | auswählen |
| 39 | to prepare | vorbereiten |
| 40 | to remove | entfernen |
| 41 | to search | suchen |
| 42 | to stay | bleiben |
| 43 | to wake up | aufwachen |
| 44 | to want | wollen |
| 45 | to need | brauchen |
| 46 | to put | stellen |
| 47 | to tie | binden |
| 48 | to unlock | aufschließen |
| 49 | to zip | zippen |
| 50 | to cut | schneiden |
| 51 | to show | zeigen |
| 52 | to get up | aufstehen |
| 53 | to lie down | sich hinlegen |
| 54 | to empty | leeren |
| 55 | to turn on | einschalten |
| 56 | to turn off | ausschalten |
| 57 | to put on | anziehen |
| 58 | to wash | waschen |
| 59 | to take off | ausziehen |
| 60 | to try on | anprobieren |
| 61 | to pick up | abholen |
| 62 | to melt | schmelzen |
| 63 | to rain | regnen |
| 64 | to snow | schneien |
| 65 | to smell | riechen |
| 66 | to taste | schmecken |
| 67 | to shine | scheinen |
| 68 | to smoke | rauchen |
| 69 | to snore | schnarchen |
| 70 | to fold | falten |
| 71 | to dry | trocknen |
| 72 | to begin | beginnen |
| 73 | to decorate | dekorieren |
| 74 | to shell | schälen |
| 75 | to chew | kauen |
| 76 | to buckle | schnallen |
| 77 | to lose | verlieren |
| 78 | to afford | sich etwas leisten |
| 79 | to rest | sich ausruhen |
| 80 | to conceal | verbergen |
| 81 | to lend | verleihen |
| 82 | to bite | beißen |
| 83 | to weigh | wiegen |
| 84 | to order | bestellen |
| 85 | to cost | kosten |
| 86 | to become | werden |
| 87 | to recycle | recyceln |
| 88 | to warm | wärmen |
| 89 | to shave | rasieren |
| 90 | to ring | klingeln |
| 91 | to hide | verstecken |
| 92 | to wipe | abwischen |
| 93 | to blend | vermischen |
| 94 | to bury | begraben |
| 95 | to feed | füttern |
| 96 | to digest | verdauen |
| 97 | to iron | bügeln |
| 98 | to disguise | verkleiden |
| 99 | to plant | pflanzen |
| 100 | to water | gießen |