Goethe B1 German Verbs Flashcards

Words in this deck (615)

Every card in the Goethe B1 Verbs deck, German on the front and the English meaning on the back.

amüsieren

to amuse

festnehmen

to arrest

sich weigern

to refuse

erhöhen

to increase

erleben

to experience

aufgeben

to give up

protestieren

to protest

ernähren

to nourish

treffen

to meet

festsetzen

to set, to determine, to fix

verpflegen

to provide food/cater

beschließen

to decide

aussehen

to look, to appear

leben

to live

frieren

to freeze

verhaften

to arrest

reiten

to ride a horse

benötigen

to need

riechen

to smell

irren

to be mistaken

landen

to land

fortsetzen

to continue

fangen

to catch

behindern

to hinder, to impede

sich erkundigen

to inquire

fehlen

to be missing, to lack

abonnieren

to subscribe

kommen

to come

erfüllen

to fulfill

anstellen

to hire; to turn on (a device)

enden

to end

sich bemühen

to make an effort

feststellen

to determine; to establish

bestehen

to exist, to pass an exam, to consist

trainieren

to train

passen

to fit, to suit

sparen

to save money

sich erinnern

to remember

hören

to hear

gebrauchen

to use

versichern

to insure; to assure

einstellen

to adjust; to hire

verbieten

to forbid

erwarten

to expect

vorhaben

to plan, to intend

verbrauchen

to consume, to use up

sagen

to say

unterstreichen

to underline

fliegen

to fly

bezahlen

to pay

sich rasieren

to shave

diskutieren

to discuss

zurechtkommen

to cope, to get along

abschreiben

to copy (by writing)

geschehen

to happen

überholen

to overtake

sich streiten

to argue

auflösen

to dissolve

stehen

to stand

sich beeilen

to hurry

zumachen

to close

zahlen

to pay

messen

to measure

zunehmen

to gain weight

verlieren

to lose

lesen

to read

klappen

to work out, to succeed

weinen

to cry

zeichnen

to draw

rennen

to run

anwenden

to apply

erklären

to explain

überprüfen

to check, to verify

glauben

to believe

spülen

to wash (dishes), to rinse

pflegen

to care for

hoffen

to hope

dürfen

may, to be allowed to

rufen

to call someone out

widersprechen

to contradict

vermieten

to rent out

lächeln

to smile

zusammenfassen

to summarize

machen

to make, to do

sich bedanken

to thank

stören

to disturb

hängen

to hang

hassen

to hate

einziehen

to move in

verteilen

to distribute

umgehen

to handle, to deal with

losfahren

to set off (by vehicle)

anbieten

to offer

eintreten

to enter

lügen

to lie

warten

to wait

bauen

to build

gefallen

to please, to be liked by

bringen

to bring

schneien

to snow

unterschreiben

to sign

kennen

to know a person, to know a place

stürzen

to fall, to plunge

behandeln

to treat

fordern

to demand

sich verletzen

to injure oneself

träumen

to dream

loben

to praise

wirken

to have an effect

kosten

to cost

verschieben

to postpone, to move

aufnehmen

to record; to take up

zusagen

to accept, to confirm, to promise

sich beteiligen

to participate

liefern

to deliver

sich konzentrieren

to concentrate

bestätigen

to confirm

reisen

to travel

schieben

to push

aufstehen

to get up

fragen

to ask

gehören

to belong

erreichen

to reach

festhalten

to hold on (to), to hold tight

beweisen

to prove

packen

to pack

sich verlieben

to fall in love

ausrichten

to align; to organize; to pass on (a message)

hochladen

to upload

leiten

to lead; to manage

reden

to talk

sich anziehen

to get dressed

besetzen

to occupy

ordnen

to arrange

darstellen

to depict, to represent

kochen

to cook

ergänzen

to complete, to add to

einführen

to introduce

überreden

to persuade

denken

to think

senden

to send

bestellen

to order

reinigen

to clean

verhindern

to prevent

sich kümmern

to take care of

greifen

to grab

reduzieren

to reduce

arbeiten

to work

gehen

to go

kleben

to stick

genügen

to suffice

grillen

to grill

kriegen

to get

wiegen

to weigh

betreuen

to look after

heben

to lift

überzeugen

to convince

klagen

to complain

übersetzen

to translate

abbiegen

to turn (off)

bekommen

to get, to receive

lösen

to solve

überlegen

to consider

sich verhalten

to behave

versprechen

to promise

umziehen

to move, to change residence

drucken

to print

putzen

to clean

entstehen

to arise; to emerge; to develop

frühstücken

to have breakfast

verstecken

to hide

garantieren

to guarantee

beantworten

to answer

erkennen

to recognize

herstellen

to produce

umsteigen

to change (trains/buses), to transfer

untersuchen

to examine

enthalten

to contain

erfinden

to invent

genehmigen

to approve

handeln

to act; to deal

singen

to sing

angeben

to state; to boast

absagen

to cancel

aufräumen

to tidy up

fallen

to fall

bedienen

to serve; to operate

starten

to start

kündigen

to resign, to cancel

entscheiden

to decide

einrichten

to furnish, to set up

vergrößern

to enlarge

ansprechen

to address, to speak to

nützen

to be useful

bemerken

to notice

tanzen

to dance

wetten

to bet

wachsen

to grow

vorlesen

to read aloud

zugehen

to approach; to close (e.g. a door)

entdecken

to discover

eilen

to hurry

funktionieren

to function

nachschlagen

to look up

siezen

to address formally (with 'Sie')

anerkennen

to acknowledge, to recognize

auswählen

to choose, to select

bieten

to offer

ausmachen

to turn off

auffordern

to request, to urge

achten

to pay attention

antworten

to answer

benutzen

to use

donnern

to thunder

geben

to give

bestrafen

to punish

gelingen

to succeed

klopfen

to knock

anfangen

to begin/to start

lieben

to love

fliehen

to flee

sich bewerben

to apply

entfernen

to remove

anschließen

to connect

grillieren

to grill

festlegen

to determine, to set, to establish

sprechen

to speak

helfen

to help

einsteigen

to get in, to board

schmecken

to taste

beleidigen

to insult

dekorieren

to decorate

tun

to do

markieren

to mark

abfahren

to depart

fernsehen

to watch TV

verbringen

to spend (time)

begrüßen

to greet

sich verändern

to change (oneself), to alter

zubereiten

to prepare (food)

tragen

to carry; to wear

baden

to bathe

staubsaugen

to vacuum

vereinbaren

to arrange, to agree upon

telefonieren

to make a phone call

leihen

to lend; to borrow

stechen

to sting; to stab

abheben

to take off (aircraft), to withdraw (money)

heißen

to be called

beschreiben

to describe

veröffentlichen

to publish

stammen

to originate (from)

ausfüllen

to fill out

sich erholen

to recover

umarmen

to hug

kontrollieren

to check, to control

sehen

to see

sich ärgern

to get annoyed

sich ausruhen

to rest

besorgen

to get, to obtain

sich anschnallen

to fasten (one's seatbelt)

auftreten

to appear (on stage), to perform

parken

to park

mitteilen

to inform, to communicate

prüfen

to check, to test

sich anstrengen

to exert oneself

unternehmen

to undertake

nutzen

to use

nennen

to name, to call

passieren

to happen

verstehen

to understand

schminken

to put on makeup

kennenlernen

to get to know

vorschlagen

to suggest

spüren

to feel, sense

melden

to report

einfügen

to insert

wollen

to want

legen

to lay, to put

stoppen

to stop

produzieren

to produce

entsorgen

to dispose of

unterscheiden

to distinguish

begegnen

to meet (by chance)

schauen

to look

meinen

to mean

springen

to jump

wissen

to know, to know a fact

öffnen

to open

pflanzen

to plant

hinterlassen

to leave behind

sich eignen

to be suitable

leisten

to achieve, to accomplish

erziehen

to educate, to raise (children)

einladen

to invite

schützen

to protect

beeinflussen

to influence

beachten

to pay attention to

verdienen

to earn

schicken

to send

besichtigen

to visit, to view

bewegen

to move

anmelden

to register

sich vorstellen

to introduce oneself

buchen

to book

verursachen

to cause

zuschauen

to watch

begründen

to justify, to state reasons

stoßen

to bump, to push

vergleichen

to compare

übernachten

to stay overnight

sich beschweren

to complain

verzichten

to do without

vergessen

to forget

betrügen

to deceive, to cheat

schreiben

to write

zählen

to count

klettern

to climb

löschen

to delete; to extinguish

fressen

to eat (for animals)

heiraten

to marry

einnehmen

to take (medicine, a meal, etc.)

abgeben

to hand in, to deliver

scheiden

to separate, to divorce

einsetzen

to use, to deploy, to insert

schweigen

to be silent

feststehen

to be certain

gratulieren

to congratulate

genießen

to enjoy

entwickeln

to develop

beginnen

to begin

schenken

to give as a gift

bedeuten

to mean

sich aufregen

to get upset

ankommen

to arrive

beraten

to advise

aufführen

to perform (a play, etc.)

empfehlen

to recommend

ausfallen

to be cancelled; to fail (e.g. power)

sorgen

to care (for), to provide

erledigen

to accomplish, to take care of

zuhören

to listen to

klingen

to sound

unterlassen

to refrain from

sich langweilen

to be bored

schneiden

to cut, to cut oneself

unterrichten

to teach

drücken

to press, to push

vorkommen

to occur; to happen

aussprechen

to pronounce

einschalten

to switch on

ändern

to change

sich befinden

to be located

aufwachen

to wake up

blühen

to bloom

konsumieren

to consume

vermissen

to miss (someone/something)

müssen

must, to have to

retten

to rescue

suchen

to search, to look for

umdrehen

to turn around

ziehen

to pull, to move house

sich freuen

to be happy, to look forward

verschwinden

to disappear

überqueren

to cross (over)

verzeihen

to forgive

überweisen

to transfer money

verpassen

to miss a train, to miss an appointment

vermuten

to suspect; to assume

ausreichen

to suffice

tauchen

to dive

studieren

to study

zelten

to camp (in a tent)

treiben

to drive, to propel, to do (an activity)

schaden

to harm

treten

to step

lernen

to learn

erfahren

to find out

klingeln

to ring (a bell)

gründen

to found, to establish

begleiten

to accompany

sich erkälten

to catch a cold

stellen

to place, to put

heizen

to heat

husten

to cough

sich vorbereiten

to prepare (oneself)

verkaufen

to sell

sich ereignen

to occur

tauschen

to exchange

eintragen

to enter (in writing), to fill in

schütteln

to shake

sein

to be

stimmen

to be correct; to vote; to tune

mischen

to mix

lassen

to let, to allow

führen

to lead

beschäftigen

to employ; to occupy

setzen

to sit down

berechnen

to calculate

sich entschließen

to decide (make up one's mind)

empfangen

to receive

annehmen

to accept; to assume

nachdenken

to reflect, to think about

duzen

to address with du

fotografieren

to photograph

bleiben

to stay

trinken

to drink

werden

to become

verbrennen

to burn

sich wundern

to be surprised

küssen

to kiss

unterstützen

to support

integrieren

to integrate

zwingen

to force

sterben

to die

kritisieren

to criticize

atmen

to breathe

anhaben

to wear (clothes)

schießen

to shoot

verraten

to betray

ansehen

to look at, to watch

verschreiben

to prescribe

ausschließen

to exclude

analysieren

to analyze

bitten

to request, to ask for

fahren

to drive, to go

lachen

to laugh

einkaufen

to shop

fürchten

to fear

verreisen

to travel abroad, to travel away

schreien

to scream

regeln

to regulate; to settle

ausziehen

to take off clothes, to get undressed

schimpfen

to scold

sich verabschieden

to say goodbye

verlangen

to demand

dauern

to last, to take time

verwechseln

to confuse, to mix up

stecken

to stick, to put

ausdrucken

to print out

gießen

to pour

hageln

to hail

schließen

to close

gucken

to look

ablehnen

to refuse; to reject

halten

to hold, to stop

einpacken

to pack (up)

folgen

to follow

blitzen

to flash (lightning)

tippen

to type

wählen

to choose, to vote

übernehmen

to take over

vertreten

to represent

regnen

to rain

tanken

to refuel

sollen

should, to be supposed to

wenden

to turn

waschen

to wash, to wash oneself

warnen

to warn

entlassen

to dismiss; to release; to fire (from a job)

mögen

to like

sich entschuldigen

to apologize

herunterfahren

to shut down (a computer), to drive down

sich unterhalten

to converse

danken

to thank

stehlen

to steal

rauchen

to smoke

werfen

to throw

verurteilen

to condemn; to sentence

auffallen

to stand out

füttern

to feed

beschädigen

to damage

rechnen

to calculate, to count

umtauschen

to exchange

essen

to eat

spielen

to play

trocknen

to dry

duschen

to take a shower

schlagen

to hit

wehtun

to hurt

laufen

to run, to walk

enttäuschen

to disappoint

sich verabreden

to arrange to meet

ankündigen

to announce

sichern

to secure

beenden

to end, to finish

sich gewöhnen

to get used (to)

teilnehmen

to participate

anklicken

to click on

testen

to test

verbessern

to improve

hupen

to honk

erschrecken

to be startled

behaupten

to claim

verschmutzen

to pollute

sich nähern

to approach

grüßen

to greet

fördern

to promote, support

organisieren

to organize

besuchen

to visit

liegen

to lie, to be located

finanzieren

to finance

anzeigen

to report, to display

merken

to notice

reparieren

to repair

ausstellen

to exhibit, to issue

siegen

to win

sich lohnen

to be worth it

teilen

to share, to divide

backen

to bake

sinken

to sink

verbinden

to connect

erfordern

to require

abwaschen

to wash up

informieren

to inform oneself about

spazieren

to stroll

versuchen

to try

steigen

to climb

dienen

to serve

abmachen

to remove, to arrange

gewinnen

to win

erlauben

to allow

verlängern

to extend

wünschen

to wish

haben

to have

installieren

to install

reichen

to hand; to be enough

fassen

to grasp; to seize

trennen

to separate

beruhigen

to calm

reagieren

to react

zweifeln

to doubt

erleichtern

to make easier

beißen

to bite

aufladen

to charge (up), to load

fühlen

to feel

akzeptieren

to accept

abholen

to pick up

abhängen

to depend (on), to hang out

beobachten

to observe

versäumen

to miss (an event, opportunity)

aufhalten

to stop, to delay

behalten

to keep

erhalten

to receive

kämpfen

to fight

probieren

to try

scheinen

to shine, to seem

zeigen

to show

beantragen

to apply for

operieren

to operate (surgically)

realisieren

to realize

eröffnen

to open (formally), to inaugurate

ausgehen

to go out

zerstören

to destroy

erzählen

to tell, to narrate

vertrauen

to trust

überfahren

to run over

stinken

to stink

abstimmen

to vote

schätzen

to estimate; to value; to appreciate

wohnen

to live, to reside

finden

to find

korrigieren

to correct

schaffen

to manage, to create

ausgeben

to spend money

schwitzen

to sweat

drehen

to turn

sitzen

to sit

hinweisen

to point out

wandern

to hike

planen

to plan

mieten

to rent

streiken

to strike (protest)

klicken

to click

zustimmen

to agree

einbrechen

to break in

wecken

to wake someone

klären

to clarify

stattfinden

to take place

wechseln

to change

faulenzen

to laze around

holen

to fetch, get

erstellen

to create

interessieren

to be interested in

leiden

to suffer

wiederholen

to repeat

schwimmen

to swim

bluten

to bleed

feiern

to celebrate

berichten

to report

reservieren

to reserve

können

can, to be able to

schalten

to switch

sich einigen

to come to an agreement

sammeln

to collect

fließen

to flow

raten

to advise, to guess

nähen

to sew

winken

to wave

abnehmen

to lose weight; to decrease; to take off

speichern

to save data

aufheben

to pick up; to lift; to keep

malen

to paint

besprechen

to discuss

verlassen

to leave

aufhören

to stop

einfallen

to occur to, to come to mind

überraschen

to surprise

nehmen

to take

basteln

to do crafts

vermeiden

to avoid

unterbrechen

to interrupt

verwenden

to use

anrufen

to call on the phone

ersetzen

to replace

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