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, out of a total of 100 verbs. 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
legen	lay, put
führen	lead
heißen	be called, mean
scheinen	shine, seem, appear
tragen	carry, wear
gehen	go
kommen	come
verbinden	connect, link, bind, join
fehlen	lack, be missing
beginnen	begin
stehen	stand
schließen	close
wollen	want
gehören	belong
sitzen	sit
laufen	run, walk
entsprechen	correspond, comply with
kennen	know
können	can, be able to
geben	give
fallen	fall
erhalten	receive, preserve, conserve
betreffen	affect, concern
glauben	believe, think
vergleichen	compare

German	English
werden	become, get
ziehen	pull, move
erinnern	remember, remind
setzen	set, put, place
fragen	ask
lesen	read
entwickeln	develop
studieren	study
zeigen	show
dürfen	may, be allowed
finden	find
suchen	search
spielen	play
nennen	name, call
tun	do
sollen	should, ought to
entstehen	originate, develop
warten	wait
gelten	be valid
anfangen	begin
erkennen	recognise, admit
handeln	deal, trade
machen	make, do
erwarten	expect
reden	talk

4 Comments

Level 78

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 78

Jul 29, 2021

Danke schön!

Level 89

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.