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First verbs: German words for beginners

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Words in the “First verbs” set

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schneiden [ˈʃnaɪ̯dən] cut verb servieren [zɛʁˈviːʁən] serve verb ausgeben [ˈaʊ̯sˌgeːbən] spend verb sich umdrehen [zɪç ˈʊmˌdʁeːən] turn verb baute [ˈbaʊ̯tə] built verb erschuf [ɛʁˈʃuːf] created verb anschauen [ˈanʃaʊ̯ən] watch verb stehen [ˈʃteːən] stand verb bereitstellen [bəˈʁaɪtʃtɛlən] provide verb Bär bear noun einbeziehen [ˈaɪnbəˌtsiːən] include verb reden [ˈʁeːdn̩] talk verb erreichen reaching verb sein being verb bekommen [bəˈkɔmən] get verb verpassen Miss out verb Aufschub Reprieve noun verschicken [fɛɐˈʃɪkən] send out verb anrufen [ˈanˌʁuːfən] call verb ziehen [ˈtsiːən] pull verb Zeige [ˈtsaɪgə] show verb Wissen [ˈvɪsən] know verb werden [ˈveːʁdən] become verb weitermachen [ˈvaɪtɐˌmaxən] continue verb Warten [ˈvaʁtən] wait verb wachsen [ˈvaksən] grow verb Vorschlagen [ˈfoːɐˌʃlaːgən] suggest verb versuchen [fɛɐˈzuːxən] try verb Verstehen [fɛɐˈʃteːən] understand verb Verlieren [fɛɐˈliːʁən] lose verb verkaufen [fɛɐˈkaʊfən] sell verb überlegen [ˌyːbɐˈleːgən] consider verb Tun [tuːn] do verb treffen [ˈtʁɛfən] meet verb töten [ˈtøːtən] kill verb stoppen [ˈʃtɔpən] stop verb sterben [ˈʃtɛʁbən] die verb stellen [ˈʃtɛlən] set verb Start [ʃtaʁt] start noun sprechen [ˈʃpʁɛçən] speak verb spielen [ˈʃpiːlən] play verb Sitzen [ˈzɪtsən] sit verb Sei [zaɪ] be verb schicken [ˈʃɪkən] dispatch verb schaffen [ˈʃafn̩] work (Swabian) verb Satz [zats] sentence noun Sagen [ˈzaːgən] say verb Rückgabe [ˈʁʏkˌgaːbə] return noun passieren [paˈsiːʁən] pass verb offen [ˈɔfən] open adjective nehmen [ˈneːmən] take verb möchte [ˈmœçtə] want verb Liebe [ˈliːbə] love noun lesen [ˈleːzən] read verb lernen [ˈlɛʁnən] learn verb Leben [ˈleːbn̩] live verb Laufen [ˈlaʊfən] walk verb lassen [ˈlasən] let verb Lass [las] let verb kaufen [ˈkaʊfən] buy verb hören [ˈhøːʁən] hear verb hinzufügen [hɪnˈtsuːˌfyːgən] add verb Helfen [ˈhɛlfən] help verb habe [ˈhaːbə] have verb glauben [ˈglaʊbən] believe verb gewinnen [gəˈvɪnən] win verb gesehen [gəˈzeːən] seen verb geschrieben [gəˈʃʁiːbən] written verb gemacht [gəˈmaxt] made verb gelesen [gəˈleːzən] read verb gekommen [gəˈkɔmən] come verb Gehen [ˈgeːən] go verb geben [ˈgeːbən] give verb führen [ˈfyːʁən] lead verb fühlen [ˈfyːlən] feel verb Fragen [ˈfʁaːgən] ask verb folgen [ˈfɔlgən] follow verb finden [ˈfɪndən] find verb fallen [ˈfalən] fall verb Erzählen [ɛɐˈtsɛːlən] tell verb erwarten [ɛɐˈvaʁtən] expect verb erscheinen [ɛɐˈʃaɪnən] seem verb erschaffen [ɛɐˈʃafən] create verb erreichen [ɛɐˈʁaɪçən] reach verb erlauben [ɛɐˈlaʊbən] allow verb erklären [ɛɐˈklɛːʁən] explain verb erinnern [ɛɐˈɪnɐn] remember verb erheben [ɛɐˈheːbən] raise verb erfordern [ɛɐˈfɔʁdɐn] require verb entscheiden [ɛntˈʃaɪdən] to decide verb Der Spaziergang [deːɐ ʃpaˈtsiːɐˌgaŋ] walk noun denken [ˈdɛŋkən] think verb bringen [ˈbʁɪŋən] bring verb blicken [ˈblɪkən] look verb bleiben [ˈblaɪbən] remain verb bezahlen [bəˈtsaːlən] pay verb bewegen [bəˈveːgən] move verb Bericht [bəˈʁɪçt] report noun benutzen [bəˈnʊtsən] use verb benötigen [bəˈnøːtɪgən] need verb behalten [bəˈhaltən] keep verb beginnen [bəˈgɪnən] start verb bedeuten [bəˈdɔɪtən] mean verb bauen [ˈbaʊən] build verb Arbeit [ˈaʁbaɪt] work noun Anwendung [ˈanˌvɛndʊŋ] application noun Angebot [ˈangəboːt] offer noun ändern [ˈɛndɐn] change verb sein were verb sein was verb wollen wants verb lernen to learn verb zurückgeben Take back phrase vermuten Suppose verb anfangen started verb sprach spoke verb ausgeben spent verb zeigen shows verb schäbig shabby adjective Satz set noun gesehen seen verb scheinen seem verb behalten retain verb lösen Resolve verb benötigen requires verb bleiben remain verb ziehen pulled verb vorbeikommen pass verb Geschwindigkeit Pace noun überholen Overtake verb meinen meant verb Aussehen looks noun leben live verb geführt led verb wissen know verb reparieren Fix verb herausfinden Figure out verb fühlen felt verb erschaffend creating verb setzt fort continues verb erwägt considers verb kommend coming verb änderte Changed verb sich durchsetzen Catch on phrase rief an Called verb kaufend buying verb Versuch attempt noun Hilfe assistance noun helfen assist verb fragen ask verb erlaubt allows verb

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