Sprechen, er/sie/es spricht, sprach, hat gesprochen To call (for naming someone or something) Nehmen, er/sie/es nimmt, nahm, hat genommen To think (as in: have an opinion) (often used as a synonym for “sagen”: “Er meinte, dass…” = “He said/expressed the opinion that…”) To lie (as in a person or object’s physical position) To let (someone do something) to leave (something somewhere) to have something doneĬan be “verb-ed” (e.g. To know (as in: to be familiar/acquainted with) Halten, er/sie/es hält, hielt, hat gehalten To be valid ( click here for more information on how to use this verb) Gelten, er/sie/es gilt, galt, hat gegolten To drive to go (somewhere, but not on foot or by plane) by learning these words, you become a better person)įahren, er/sie/es fährt, fuhr, ist gefahren

So that (also means “with that,” “with it”)īy (+verb e.g. in “Sie arbeitet als Lehrerin”)Īs (in the sense of “because”) (also means “there” as in: “Da ist mein Haus!”) When (also means “than” in comparatives, and can mean “as” e.g. Subordinating Conjunctions (Verb in final position) als to indicate that one is curious about the answer) Since (in the sense of “because”) (also used as a “flavoring particle” in questions, e.g. These can have a range of meanings only the most common are given here: bisĪt (time) around (especially with “…herum”) roughlyĪfter (time) to (city, country) according toĪt, to (vertical or horizontal boundaries specific points)įragewörter wannĬoordinating Conjunctions (Verb in position 2) aber Miscellaneous Frequent Words Pronouns and Possessive Articles Nominative Subordinating Conjunctions (Verb in final position)

Click here to see a more recent, more rigorously researched list of the 500 Most Frequent German Words!Ĭoordinating Conjunctions (Verb in position 2) Note: This list was originally based on an older source, but has been updated and is still reasonably accurate. 1/3 to 1/2 of almost any German text consists of these simple and useful words! The sooner you can learn these, the better.

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