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
scheinen	shine, seem, appear
liegen	lie
erwarten	expect
kennen	know
bedeuten	mean
betreffen	affect, concern
ergeben	submit, arise, result in
nennen	name, call
lassen	let, allow
verbinden	connect, link, bind, join
treffen	meet
erhalten	receive, preserve, conserve
fallen	fall
erkennen	recognise, admit
bringen	bring
anbieten	offer
fragen	ask
ziehen	pull, move
tun	do
handeln	deal, trade
tragen	carry, wear
anfangen	begin
haben	have
erreichen	achieve, reach
arbeiten	work
nehmen	take
verstehen	understand
versuchen	try, attempt
fahren	drive, ride
bekommen	get, receive
reden	talk
erklären	explain
ansehen	look at, watch
entwickeln	develop
finden	find
lernen	learn
dürfen	may, be allowed
folgen	follow
denken	think
sollen	should, ought to
wissen	know
müssen	must, have to
beginnen	begin
schreiben	write
geben	give
interessieren	interest
werden	become, get
gehören	belong
schaffen	manage, create
führen	lead

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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.