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!

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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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German	English
bilden	form, educate
betreffen	affect, concern
vergleichen	compare
werden	become, get
bekommen	get, receive
bringen	bring
meinen	think, mean
anbieten	offer
bestehen	exist, survive, consist of, insist, pass
interessieren	interest
gewinnen	win
brauchen	need
machen	make, do
leben	live
entwickeln	develop
lassen	let, allow
wissen	know
treffen	meet
schreiben	write
bleiben	stay, remain
arbeiten	work
helfen	help
müssen	must, have to
kommen	come
setzen	set, put, place
haben	have
schaffen	manage, create
mögen	like
verstehen	understand
vorstellen	introduce, imagine
lernen	learn
wollen	want
fahren	drive, ride
sprechen	speak
tun	do
verbinden	connect, link, bind, join
reden	talk
sollen	should, ought to
verlieren	lose
tragen	carry, wear
fühlen	feel
gehören	belong
warten	wait
zeigen	show
führen	lead
ansehen	look at, watch
glauben	believe, think
fragen	ask
ziehen	pull, move
denken	think

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4 Comments

Level 82

Nov 25, 2019

Verbs from The German Professor.

Level 47

Jul 28, 2021

Very nice quiz! It is helpful for reviewing verbs and also learning several new useful ones. Thank you! :)

Level 82

Jul 29, 2021

Danke schön!

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.