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    Most Common German Verbs Flashcards

    Verbs carry most of the meaning in a sentence, and a handful of them appear in almost everything you say, so the most common German verbs are the best place to put your early effort. This deck takes the 50 most common German verbs and turns them into flashcards you can practice in a few minutes. Each card shows the verb in German, and you flip it to check the English meaning.

    Words in this deck (50)

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    Every card in the Most Common 50 Verbs deck, German on the front and the English meaning on the back.

    leben
    to live
    kommen
    to come
    bestehen
    to exist, to pass an exam, to consist
    sagen
    to say
    stehen
    to stand
    glauben
    to believe
    dürfen
    may, to be allowed to
    machen
    to make, to do
    bringen
    to bring
    kennen
    to know a person, to know a place
    fragen
    to ask
    denken
    to think
    arbeiten
    to work
    gehen
    to go
    bekommen
    to get, to receive
    brauchen
    to need
    geben
    to give
    sprechen
    to speak
    tun
    to do
    heißen
    to be called
    sehen
    to see
    nennen
    to name, to call
    verstehen
    to understand
    meinen
    to mean
    wissen
    to know, to know a fact
    schreiben
    to write
    beginnen
    to begin
    müssen
    must, to have to
    lernen
    to learn
    stellen
    to place, to put
    sein
    to be
    lassen
    to let, to allow
    führen
    to lead
    setzen
    to sit down
    bleiben
    to stay
    gelten
    to be valid, to apply
    werden
    to become
    fahren
    to drive, to go
    halten
    to hold, to stop
    folgen
    to follow
    mögen
    to like
    spielen
    to play
    liegen
    to lie, to be located
    versuchen
    to try
    haben
    to have
    zeigen
    to show
    erzählen
    to tell, to narrate
    finden
    to find
    können
    can, to be able to
    nehmen
    to take
    See the full Most Common 50 Verbs word list with example sentences

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Which verbs are on this list?
    The deck is built from a frequency list of the 50 most common German verbs: the everyday verbs like haben, sein, machen, and gehen that appear in almost every sentence. Learning these first lets you understand and build far more of the language quickly.
    Do the cards show the conjugation?
    The cards focus on the infinitive and its meaning, which is what you need to recognise and recall the verb. For the full conjugations across all the forms, the complete verb list and the individual word pages show each verb in detail.
    How does spaced repetition work here?
    You rate each card after flipping it. Hard verbs come back sooner and easy ones wait longer, so your time goes to the verbs you have not learned yet. Signed-in users keep their progress between sessions.
    Where is the full verb list?
    The complete most common German verbs page lists every verb with conjugations and example sentences. These flashcards are the practice version of that list.