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
studieren	study
dürfen	may, be allowed
schreiben	write
gehen	go
handeln	deal, trade
reden	talk
entwickeln	develop
gewinnen	win
schaffen	manage, create
schließen	close
erzählen	tell, narrate
versuchen	try, attempt
erwarten	expect
anfangen	begin
bringen	bring
tragen	carry, wear
halten	stop, hold
wohnen	live
helfen	help
kommen	come
stellen	place, set
lassen	let, allow
bieten	offer
lernen	learn
vergehen	elapse, decay

German	English
meinen	think, mean
müssen	must, have to
vorstellen	introduce, imagine
beginnen	begin
sagen	say
aussehen	appear, look
fallen	fall
machen	make, do
ergeben	submit, arise, result in
verbinden	connect, link, bind, join
wissen	know
warten	wait
fühlen	feel
anbieten	offer
bilden	form, educate
nennen	name, call
sehen	see
ziehen	pull, move
liegen	lie
interessieren	interest
vergleichen	compare
tun	do
erinnern	remember, remind
zeigen	show
fehlen	lack, be missing

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4 Comments

Level 80

Nov 25, 2019

Verbs from The German Professor.

Level 48

Jul 28, 2021

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

Level 80

Jul 29, 2021

Danke schön!

Level 91

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.