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DaF Articles:

  • Danach gehen wir essen.
    Als Folge hiervon sind viele der Tiere, die wir essen, ebenfalls krank und leiden in vielen Fällen außerdem unter grausamen Bedingungen. As a result, many of the animals we eat are also sick and in many cases suffer from cruel conditions. Hier, wir essen unterwegs. Here, we eat on the road. Danach gehen wir essen. Then we ...
  • Professorin Camille Danner arbeitet als Hotelpage in Döbeln.
    Professorin Camille Danner arbeitet als Hotelpage in Döbeln. - Konjugation: arbeiten (work) - German verb conjugation made easy. Read and repeat.
  • Ich dachte, wir essen zusammen.
    Wir essen da drüben. We eat over there. Wir essen morgen um 12. We eat tomorrow at 12. VORSTAND PARAMOUNT PICTURES 1974 – 1984 Also sah ich mir das Stück an und nach dem Auftritt gingen wir essen. PARAMOUNT PICTURES 1974 – 1984 So I watched the play and after the performance we went to eat. Wir beraten, ...
  • Nein, du bleibst im Büro.
    Und du bleibst… und du bleibst… wegen allem, was du mir gibst. And you stay… and you stay… because of everything you give me. Du bleibst hier drin, bis du deine Lektion gelernt hast. You stay in here until you learn your lesson. Einer von ihnen sagte zu mir “Du bleibst in dieser Welt”. One of them ...
  • Doktor Louise Kuehler arbeitet als Zollinspektorin in Sulzbach-Rosenberg.
    Doktor Louise Kuehler arbeitet als Zollinspektorin in Sulzbach-Rosenberg. - Konjugation: arbeiten (work) - German verb conjugation made easy. Read and repeat.
  • Frau Hailey Koch arbeitet als Spezialistinin für Dokumentenmanagement in Haan.
    Frau Hailey Koch arbeitet als Spezialistinin für Dokumentenmanagement in Haan. - Konjugation: arbeiten (work) - German verb conjugation made easy. Read and repeat.
  • Frau Zoe Birk arbeitet als Fisch- und Wildhüterin in Schwandorf.
    Frau Zoe Birk arbeitet als Fisch- und Wildhüterin in Schwandorf. - Konjugation: arbeiten (work) - German verb conjugation made easy. Read and repeat.

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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