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German Verbs
Contributed and
translated by Brad Schwebler
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English Translation |
Verb |
English Translation |
Verb |
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(See dürfen) |
darf |
to know, be familiar with |
kennen |
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should, ought to, supposed to |
sollen |
to lament, complain |
klagen |
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to abduct, kidnap |
entführen |
to last, endure |
dauern |
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to accept; assume |
an|nehmen |
to last, hold out |
währen |
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to accompany |
begleiten |
to laugh |
lachen |
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to act, trade, deal |
handeln |
to lay, put, place |
legen |
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to adjust, justify (type |
justieren |
to lead |
führen |
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to administer, manage |
verwalten |
to learn, study |
lernen |
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to advise, guess |
raten |
to lease, rent |
pachten |
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to aim, target |
zielen |
to lend, borrow, hire |
leihen |
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to annihilate, exterminate |
vernichten |
to let, leave, allow |
lassen |
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to annoy, irritate |
ärgern |
to lick; leak |
lecken |
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to answer |
antworten |
to lie (not tell the truth) |
lügen |
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to arm |
rüsten |
to lie, recline, be situated |
liegen |
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to arrive |
an|kommen |
to lift, raise |
heben |
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to ascertain, establish |
feststellen |
to light up, shine, gleam |
leuchten |
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to ask |
fragen |
M to
like (to) |
mögen |
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to attack |
an|greifen |
to linger, while away |
verweilen |
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to attempt, try |
versuchen |
to live |
leben |
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to avenge |
rächen |
to load |
laden |
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to avoid, shun |
meiden |
to look for, seek |
suchen |
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to bake |
backen |
to look, glance |
blicken |
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to bark |
bellen |
to look, peep |
gucken |
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to bathe, swim |
baden |
to lose |
verlieren |
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to be |
sein |
to love |
lieben |
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to be able, can |
können |
to lure, attract, entice |
locken |
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to be amazed |
staunen |
to make, do |
machen |
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to be angry, grumble |
grollen |
to manage |
managen |
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to be awake; keep watch |
wachen |
to marry |
heiraten |
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to be extinguished, dim |
erlöschen |
to mean |
bedeuten |
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to be frightened |
erschrecken |
to mean, be of the opinion, think |
meinen |
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to be glad, rejoice |
s. freuen |
to measure |
messen |
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to be interested (in) |
s. interessieren |
to meet |
begegnen |
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to be like, resemble |
gleichen |
to meet, hit |
treffen |
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to be named |
heißen |
to melt |
schmelzen |
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to be of use/value |
taugen |
to mention |
erwähnen |
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to be permitted, allow |
dürfen |
to mill, grind |
mahlen |
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to be pleasing, like |
gefallen |
to move |
bewegen |
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to be silent |
schweigen |
to move, bring nearer |
rücken |
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to be valid |
gelten |
to muffle, damp |
dämpfen |
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to be worth (doing) |
s. lohnen |
to name, call |
nennen |
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to be, find oneself |
s. befinden |
to need |
brauchen |
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to beam, radiate |
strahlen |
to negotiate |
verhandeln |
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to become |
werden |
to nod, doze |
nicken |
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to begin |
beginnen |
to notice, mark, perceive |
merken |
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to begin - See Verb prefixes (an, aus) |
an|fangen |
to nourish; suckle |
nähren |
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to behave, act |
s. verhalten |
to obtain, receive, preserve |
erhalten |
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to believe |
glauben |
to occur, happen |
vor|kommen |
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to bend |
biegen |
to offer, bid |
bieten |
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to betray |
verraten |
to open |
öffnen |
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to bite |
beissen |
to operate (med.) |
operieren |
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to bleed |
bluten |
to order |
bestellen |
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to bless |
segnen |
to organize, put in order |
ordnen |
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to bloom |
blühen |
to overcome |
überwinden |
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to blow |
blasen |
to oversleep |
verschlafen |
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to boil, simmer |
sieden |
to own |
besitzen |
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to break |
brechen |
to pack; grab |
packen |
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to breathe |
atmen |
to paint, draw |
malen |
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to breathe in |
ein|atmen |
to pardon, forgive |
verzeihen |
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to breed, culivate |
züchten |
to paste, stick |
kleben |
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to brew |
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