German vocabulary/Verbs

Important verbs

Verb tables below

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