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Starke Verben 2
German Strong Irregular Verb List - Translations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| backen | to bake |
| befehlen | to command (fehlen - to lack = weak) |
| beginnen | to begin |
| beißen | to bite |
| bergen | to rescue; hide |
| bersten | to crack; burst |
| bewegen | to induce (bewegen - to move = weak) |
| biegen | to bend; turn |
| bieten | to offer |
| binden | to bind |
| bitten | to ask, request |
| blasen | to blow |
| bleiben | to stay; remain |
| braten | to fry, roast |
| brechen | to break |
| brennen | burn |
| bringen | to bring |
| denken | to think |
| dreschen | to thresh |
| dingen | to hire, engage* (Archaic - except "sich (etwas) ausbedingen" - to make something a conditions is still used in NR) |
| Dringen | to penetrate |
| empfehlen | recommend |
| erkiesen | to chose |
| erlöschen | to go out (lights)# (löschen - to extinguish = weak) |
| erschrecken | to be startled# (erschrecken - to frighten = weak) |
| essen | to eat |
| fahren | to go, drive |
| fallen | to fall |
| fangen | to catch |
| finden | to find |
| flechten | to plait, braid |
| fliegen | to fly |
| fliehen | to flee |
| fließen | to flow |
| fragen | to ask |
| fressen | to eat (said of animals) |
| frieren | to freeze |
| gären | to ferment* (strong forms are used literally) |
| gebären | to give birth |
| gedeihen | to thrive |
| gehen | to go |
| gelingen | to succeed (misslingen has same form) |
| gelten | to be valid |
| genesen | to recover° |
| genießen | to enjoy |
| geschehen | to happen |
| gewinnen | to win |
| gießen | to pour |
| gleichen | to resemble |
| gleiten | to glide, slide (begleiten - to accompany = weak) |
| glimmen | to glimmer° |
| graben | to dig |
| greifen | to grasp |
| halten | to hold; stop (beinhalten - to compromise & haushalten - to be economical = weak) |
| hauen | to chew* (hieb is used in literary German meaning to hew, cut sth. w/ a Sword) |
| heben | to lift |
| heißen | to be called |
| helfen | to help |
| kennen | to know |
| klimmen | to climb |
| klingen | to sound |
| kneifen | to pinch |
| kommen | to come |
| kriechen | to creep, crawl |
| küren | to choose |
| laden | to load; invite (einladen is more commonly used for invite) |
| lassen | to leave; let (veranlassen - to cause = weak) |
| laufen | to run |
| leiden | to suffer (verleiden - to spoil = weak) |
| leihen | to borrow; lend |
| lesen | to read |
| liegen | to lie |
| lügen | to tell lies |
| mahlen | to grind |
| meiden | to avoid |
| melken | to milk |
| messen | to measure |
| nehmen | to take |
| nennen | to name, call |
| pfeifen | to whistle |
| preisen | to praise |
| quellen | to gush, well/bubble up |
| raten | to advise |
| reiben | to rub |
| reißen | to tear |
| reiten | to ride (a horse) |
| rennen | to run |
| riechen | to smell |
| ringen | to wrestle |
| rinnen | to flow, trickle |
| rufen | to call, cry out |
| salzen | to salt |
| saufen | to drink (said of animals); booze |
| saugen | to suck* (In technical language, only the weak forms are used, i.e. staubsaugen - to vacuum) |
| schaffen | to create* (schaffen - to manage, work = weak) |
| scheiden | to seperate; to divorce |
| scheinen | to seem; shine |
| scheißen | to shit 'vulg.' |
| schelten | to scold |
| scheren | to shear, clip (scheren - concern, as in sich scheren - to bother about; clear off = weak) |
| schießen | to shoot |
| schinden | to flay; ill-treat |
| schlafen | to sleep |
| schlagen | to hit |
| schleichen | to creep |
| schleifen | to grind; sharpen (schleifen - to drag = weak) |
| schließen | to shut |
| schlingen | to wind, wrap |
| schmeißen | to chuck 'vulg.' |
| schmelzen | to melt |
| schneiden | to cut |
| schreiben | to write |
| schreien | to shout, scream |
| schreiten | to stride |
| schweigen | to not speak |
| schwellen | to swell |
| schwimmen | to swim (when used transitively = weak) |
| schwinden | to disappear |
| schwingen | to swing |
| schwören | to swear* (in literary circles schwur is used) |
| sehen | to see |
| senden | to send (the weak forms are used in technical senses - to broadcast, etc.) |
| sieden | to boil° SG |
| singen | to sing |
| sinken | to sink |
| sinnen | to meditate° |
| sitzen | to sit |
| spalten | to split, cleave |
| speien | to spit, spew° |
| spinnen | to spin; to be stupid |
| sprechen | to speak |
| sprießen | to sprout° |
| springen | to jump |
| stechen | to prick |
| stehen | to stand |
| stehlen | to steal |
| steigen | to climb; rise |
| sterben | to die |
| stieben | to fly up (like dust)° |
| stinken | to stink |
| stoßen | to bump; push |
| streichen | to stroke |
| streiten | to quarrel |
| tragen | to carry; wear (beantragen - to apply & beauftragen - to commission = weak) |
| treffen | to meet; hit |
| treiben | to drive; drift |
| treten | to step |
| triefen | to drip° |
| trinken | to drink |
| trügen | to deceive |
| tun | to do |
| verbleichen | to fade (simple bleichen - to bleach & erbleichen - to turn pale = weak) |
| verderben | to spoil |
| verdrießen | to vex° |
| vergessen | to forget |
| verlieren | to lose |
| verschleißen | to wear out |
| verzeihen | to excuse |
| wachsen | to grow |
| wägen | to weigh (one's words) (erwägen - to consider = strong) |
| waschen | to wash |
| weben | to weave (usually weak but strong forms are used in literary German) |
| weichen | to yield, give away (weichen - to soften, einweichen - soak & aufweichen - to make soft = weak) |
| weisen | to point |
| wenden | to turn (irregular forms wandte & h. gewandt are used more frequently, except in the sense... to turn round, to turn over (eg das Auto, das Heu wenden), entwenden - to steal, pilfer & verwenden - to use, apply or employ) |
| werben | to recruit; advertise |
| werfen | to throw |
| wiegen | to weigh (wiegen - to rock [cradle, etc.] = weak) |
| winden | to wind, twist° |
| winken | to wave |
| wringen | to wring (NG clothes, etc.) |
| ziehen | to pull; force |
| zwingen | to force |
| # | transitive |
| ° | elevated |
| * | archaic or literary |
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