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Most Common German Verbs to English - Random Order

Type the English translation of these most commonly used German verbs, in the infinitive form. 50 verbs are listed every time you play. The verbs and their order change every time!
Answer must correspond to highlighted box!
Although sometimes multiple translations are allowed for a verb, try to give the most common translations
Note: the accepted translations for each verb may not be the only valid ones
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Last updated: January 15, 2025
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German
English
arbeiten
work
vorstellen
introduce, imagine
versuchen
try, attempt
ansehen
look at, watch
sollen
should, ought to
sprechen
speak
kennen
know
geben
give
meinen
think, mean
beginnen
begin
entsprechen
correspond, comply with
betreffen
affect, concern
erreichen
achieve, reach
haben
have
treffen
meet
handeln
deal, trade
vergleichen
compare
lernen
learn
erinnern
remember, remind
finden
find
führen
lead
liegen
lie
reden
talk
warten
wait
leben
live
German
English
denken
think
erwarten
expect
interessieren
interest
sein
be
legen
lay, put
glauben
believe, think
verlieren
lose
lesen
read
nehmen
take
fallen
fall
fragen
ask
nennen
name, call
suchen
search
kommen
come
ergeben
submit, arise, result in
erhalten
receive, preserve, conserve
halten
stop, hold
vergehen
elapse, decay
fahren
drive, ride
fühlen
feel
anfangen
begin
schließen
close
sitzen
sit
schreiben
write
werden
become, get
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4 Comments
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Level 82
Nov 25, 2019
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Level 47
Jul 28, 2021
Very nice quiz! It is helpful for reviewing verbs and also learning several new useful ones. Thank you! :)
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Level 82
Jul 29, 2021
Danke schön!
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Level 92
Feb 11, 2023
Some of these are hard because it may have multiple synonyms in English that still don't mean exactly what it does in German. Some, like heißen, are in a passive tense without a real direct word in English. I never would've listed a lot of these if I had to do a list of most common German verbs. Even the Most Common English Verbs / Nouns / Words quizzes really threw me off.