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The 7 most recent DaF posts:

• Frau Paulina arbeitet in Reichenbach als Buchherstellerin.
  Frau Paulina arbeitet in Reichenbach als Buchherstellerin. - Konjugation: arbeiten (work) - German verb conjugation made easy. Read and repeat.
• Frau Joan Denzel arbeitet als Polizeibeamterin im Nahverkehr in Starnberg.
  Frau Joan Denzel arbeitet als Polizeibeamterin im Nahverkehr in Starnberg. - Konjugation: arbeiten (work) - German verb conjugation made easy. Read and repeat.
• Professorin Carla Walberg arbeitet als Spezialistin für Computer-Benutzerunterstützung in Saarbrücken.
  Professorin Carla Walberg arbeitet als Spezialistin für Computer-Benutzerunterstützung in Saarbrücken. - Konjugation: arbeiten (work) - German verb conjugation made easy. Read and repeat.
• Frau Emily Bluth arbeitet als Operations Research Analystin in Heusweiler.
  Frau Emily Bluth arbeitet als Operations Research Analystin in Heusweiler. - Konjugation: arbeiten (work) - German verb conjugation made easy. Read and repeat.
• Doktor Claire Von Stein arbeitet als Kreative Marketing-Strategin in Blieskastel.
  Doktor Claire Von Stein arbeitet als Kreative Marketing-Strategin in Blieskastel. - Konjugation: arbeiten (work) - German verb conjugation made easy. Read and repeat.
• Frau Solène Jachim arbeitet als Software-Qualitätssicherungs-Ingenieurin in Leonberg.
  Frau Solène Jachim arbeitet als Software-Qualitätssicherungs-Ingenieurin in Leonberg. - Konjugation: arbeiten (work) - German verb conjugation made easy. Read and repeat.
• Doktor Romy Schulze arbeitet als Rettungsschwimmerin in Vaterstetten.
  Doktor Romy Schulze arbeitet als Rettungsschwimmerin in Vaterstetten. - Konjugation: arbeiten (work) - German verb conjugation made easy. Read and repeat.

Modal verb list (helping verbs):

• The modal verbs are a special class of auxiliary (helping) verbs used mostly to express properties such as possibility and obligation.
• Modal verbs are used to refer to the three periods of time: past, present, and future.
• Modal verbs are called “defective verbs” because they can not be conjugated in all of the tenses.

German Modal Verbs

1. dürfen – allow to
2. können – be able to do, can, could
3. mögen – to like
4. müssen – to have to do
5. sollen – should, shall, to be supposed to
6. wollen – to want

Level 1.1 [1a] verb list:

The Level 1.1 [1a] DaF verb list is a collection of the most common verbs in the German language. Level 1.1 articles will only use words from the Level 1.1 [1a] verb list and the modal (m) verb list.

1. backen – to bake
2. bezahlen– to pay
3. bleiben– to remain, to stay
4. brauchen– to need
5. essen– to eat
6. fahren– to drive, to go (by vehicle)
7. finden– to find
8. fragen– to ask
9. geben– to give
10. gehen– to go (by foot)
11. haben– to have
12. kaufen– to buy
13. kommen– to come
14. kosten– to cost
15. machen– to make, to do
16. nehmen– to take
17. sagen– to say
18. sehen– to see
19. sein– to be
20. sprechen– to speak
21. trinken– to drink
22. vergessen– to forget
23. werden– to become
24. wohnen– to live
25. zeigen– to show

Level 1.2 [1b] verb list:

The Level 1.2 [1b] DaF verb list is a collection of some of the most common verbs in the German language. In most cases, Level 1.2 articles will use words from the Level 1.1 [1a], Level 1.1 [1b] and the modal [m] verb lists. Verbs from other lists will be annotated.

1. arbeiten – to work
2. aufwachen – to wake (up)
3. bekommen – to get, to receive
4. bestellen – to order (something)
5. besuchen – to visit (someone, something)
6. bringen – to bring (something)
7. schlafen – to sleep
8. suchen – to look (for), to search
9. verstehen – to understand
10. warten – to wait