wollen - to want ich willĮxample: Willst du heute Abend einen Film sehen? (“Do you want to see a film tonight?”) 11. kommen - to come ich kommeĮxample: Ich komme heute etwas später nach Hause. (“I coming home a bit later today.”) 10. geben - to give ich gebeĮxample: Er gibt dem Taxifahrer das Geld. (“He gives the money to the cab driver.”) 9. sagen - to say ich sageĮxample: Wie sagt man das auf Deutsch? (“How do you say that in German?”) 8. sollen - shall, to be supposed to ich sollĮxample: Sollen wir einen Tisch reservieren? (“Shall we book a table?”) 7. müssen - to have to, must ich mussĮxample: Wir müssen reden. können - to be able to, can ich kannĮxample: Ich kann den Weg zum Brandenburger Tor nicht finden. (“I can’t find the way to Brandenburg Gate.”) 5. sein - to be ich binĮxample: Ich bin ein Berliner. (“I am a citizen of Berlin.”) 4. haben - to have ich habeĮxample: Ich habe heute keine Lust auf Pizza. (“I don’t feel like pizza today.”) 3. Ich werde am Samstag Quidditch spielen (“I will play Quidditch on Saturday.”). Werden is also one of the most common German verbs because you use it in combination with an infinitive verb to form the future tense, i.e. Ich werde ganz rot! (“Thanks for the compliment. Sie, Sie werden (“they, you become”)Įxample: Danke für das Kompliment. werden - to get, to become ich werde (“I become”)ĭu wirst (“you become”) But first, we’ll start with a handy infographic that focuses on just the five top German verbs. So to give you a head start with your learning, we are giving you the 20 most common German verbs, plus their present-tense conjugation and a practical sentence to use in everyday conversation. This way, you are not only structuring your learning efficiently - and I mean, how German is that? - but you will also learn quickly as these words will pop up everywhere. A good strategy to get your head around new vocabulary is to first focus on the most common words. You’re ready to learn German, you’re super motivated, but, hey, what’s with all these strange, super long words? When you’re learning a new language, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of words alone.
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