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German vocabulary/Verbs

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Important verbs

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Verb tables below

Other Verbs

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  • gehen to go
  • machen to do
  • brauchen- to need
  • essen- to eat
  • heissen- to be called (as in, "her name is"; "sie heisst Claudia...")
  • wissen- to know (knowledge, information)
  • kennen- to know (acquaintance)
  • spielen- to play
  • besuchen- to visit
  • laufen- to run
  • radfahren- to ride a bike (Separable prefix. Ex. Ich fahre rad. (I ride a bike.))
  • lachen = to laugh
  • sehen = to see (Stem-changer... for du, er, sie, and es change the first 'e' to 'ie'): Ex. Siehst du mich? (Do you see me?)
  • möchten = to would like
  • fliegen = to fly
  • lieben = to love
  • schlafen = to sleep (Stem-changer. Change 'a' to umlauted 'a'.)
  • weinen = to cry
  • mögen = to like (Stem changer, change umlauted 'o' to 'a' in du, er, sie, and es forms. (Ex. Ich mag Katzen: I like cats.))
  • schnell= to hurry