This verb list comes from Randall Jones & Erwin Tschirner’s A Frequency Dictionary of German. Core Vocabulary for Learners, which lists the 4034 most commonly used words in German. Here are the 100 most common German verbs along with their English translations. You just have to learn these verbs to start studying German because they are used very often.
1. sein to be
2. habento have
3. werdento become
4. könnencan, to be able to
5. müssenmust, to have to
6. sagento say
7. machento do, make
8. gebento give
9. kommen to come
10. sollenshould, ought to
11. wollento want
12. gehen to go
13. wissento know
14. sehento see
15. lassento let, allow, have done
16. stehen to stand
17. findento find
18. bleibento stay, remain
19. liegen to lie, be lying
20. heißento be called
21. denkento think
22. nehmen to take
23. tunto do
24. dürfenmay, to be allowed
25. glauben to believe
26. haltento stop, hold
27. nennento name, to call (a name)
28. mögento like
29. zeigento show
30. führento lead
31. sprechento speak
32. bringento bring, take
33. lebento live
34. fahrento drive, ride, go
35. meinen to think, have an opinion
36. fragento ask
37. kennento know
38. geltento be valid
39. stellento place, set
40. spielen to play
41. arbeitento work
42. brauchento need
43. folgento follow
44. lernen to learn
45. bestehento exist, insist, pass (an exam)
46. verstehento understand
47. setzento set, put, place
48. bekommento get, receive
49. beginnento begin
50. erzählento narrate, tell
51. versuchento try, attempt
52. schreibento write
53. laufen, to run
54. erklärento explain
55. entsprechen to correspond
56. sitzento sit
57. ziehento pull, move
58. scheinento shine, seem, appear
59. fallento fall
60. gehörento belong
61. entstehento originate, develop
62. erhaltento receive
63. treffento meet
64. suchen to search, look for
65. legento lay, put
66. vor·stellen to introduce, imagine
67. handelnto deal, trade
68. erreichen to achieve, reach
69. tragento carry, wear
70. schaffento manage, create
71. lesento read
72. verlieren to lose
73. dar·stellen to depict, portray
74. erkennento recognize, admit
75. entwickelnto develop
76. redento talk
77. aus·sehen to appear, look (a certain way)
78. erscheinento appear
79. bilden to form, educate
80. an·fangen to begin
81. erwartento expect
82. wohnen to live
83. betreffento affect, concern
84. wartento wait
85. vergehento elapse; to decay
86. helfen to help
87. gewinnento win
88. schließento close
89. fühlento feel
90. bietento offer
91. interessierento interest
92. erinnernto remember
93. ergebento result in
94. an·bietento offer
95. studierento study
96. verbinden to connect, link
97. an·sehento look at, watch
98. fehlento lack, be missing, be absent
99. bedeuten to mean
100. vergleichento compare
This verb list comes from Randall Jones & Erwin Tschirner’s A Frequency Dictionary of German. Core Vocabulary for Learners, which lists the 4034 most commonly used words in German. Here are the 100 most common German verbs along with their English translations. You just have to learn these verbs to start studying German because they are used very often.
