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liegen

steht

weiß

findet

kommt

hat

sagen

says, tells | is saying, is telling

sagt

to say, tell | saying | telling

46

25 most common German verbs

sein

is

ist

to be | being

3

haben

has

to have | having

7

denken

denkt

124

machen

macht

49

thinks | is thinking

to think | thinking

does, makes | is doing, is making

to do, make | doing, making

geht

finden

finds | is finding

to find | finding

110

kommen

comes | is coming

to come | coming

61

gehen

goes | is going

to go | going

69

heißen

heißt

123

geben

gibt

57

is called

to be called

gives | is giving

to give | giving

kann

nimmt

sieht

stehen

stands | is standing

to stand | standing

87

wissen

knows

to know | knowing

79

sehen

sees | is seeing

to see | seeing

81

bleiben

bleibt

112

liegt

118

stays | is staying

to stay, remain | staying

lies | is lying

to lie | lying

glaubt

können

is able | can

to be able | can

23

nehmen

takes | is taking

to take | taking

139

glauben

believes | is believing

to believe | believing

143

müssen

muss

45

wollen

will

65

has to | must

to have to | must

wants

to want

wird

soll

darf

werden

becomes | is becoming

to become | becoming

9

sollen

ought | should

to ought | should

63

dürfen

is allowed | may

to be allowed | may

142

tun

tut

140

lassen

lässt

82

does | is doing

to do | doing

lets, allows | is letting, is allowing

to let, allow | letting, allowing

Source: Jones, R.L. & Tschirner, E. (2006). A frequency dictionary of German: core vocabulary for learners. Routledge