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The most common verbs
Ordered from most to least common. Start anywhere; your progress is saved as you go.
1,053 verbs
- 1seinto be
- 2habento have
- 3werdento become, get
- 4könnento be able to, can
- 5müssento have to, must
- 6sagento say
- 7machento do, make
- 8gebento give
- 9kommento come
- 10sollenshould, ought to
- 11wollento want to
- 12gehento go
- 13wissento know
- 14sehento see
- 15lassento let, allow, have done
- 16stehento stand
- 17findento find
- 18bleibento stay, remain
- 19liegento lie
- 20heißento be called
- 21denkento think
- 22nehmento take
- 23tunto do
- 24dürfento be allowed, may