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The 7 most recent DaF posts:

• Frau Charlotte Remlinger arbeitet als Pförtnerin in Zwickau
  Frau Charlotte Remlinger arbeitet als Pförtnerin in Zwickau - Konjugation: arbeiten (work) - German verb conjugation made easy. Read and repeat.
• Professorin Olivia Ostwald arbeitet als IT Akademikerin in Neunkirchen.
  Professorin Olivia Ostwald arbeitet als IT Akademikerin in Neunkirchen. - Konjugation: arbeiten (work) - German verb conjugation made easy. Read and repeat.
• Doktor Amira Dickmann arbeitet als Projektleiterin für Informationstechnologie in Mülheim.
  Doktor Amira Dickmann arbeitet als Projektleiterin für Informationstechnologie in Mülheim. - Konjugation: arbeiten (work) - German verb conjugation made easy. Read and repeat.
• Doktor Amelie Frank arbeitet als Wachfrau in Heusweiler.
  Doktor Amelie Frank arbeitet als Wachfrau in Heusweiler. - Konjugation: arbeiten (work) - German verb conjugation made easy. Read and repeat.
• Frau Amira Reinhart arbeitet als Privatdetektivin in Sulzbach-Rosenberg.
  Frau Amira Reinhart arbeitet als Privatdetektivin in Sulzbach-Rosenberg. - Konjugation: arbeiten (work) - German verb conjugation made easy. Read and repeat.
• Professorin Jasmin Fritz arbeitet als Platzanweiserin in Riesa.
  Professorin Jasmin Fritz arbeitet als Platzanweiserin in Riesa. - Konjugation: arbeiten (work) - German verb conjugation made easy. Read and repeat.
• Frau Charlotte Pier arbeitet als Operations Research Analystin in Oelde.
  Frau Charlotte Pier arbeitet als Operations Research Analystin in Oelde. - 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