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Most Important German Verbs

Yes, you must know these verbs, so don't postpone it until tomorrow!

1. The verbs HABEN (to have) and SEIN (to be)

"To have" and "to be" are the most important verbs of any language, as they convey two important meanings:

- I am, this is ... - existence
- I have, he has ... - belonging

Examples:
er hat viele Freunde - he has many friends
was wollen Sie haben? - what do you want?
er ist zu Hause - he is at home
es ist kalt - it's cold

2. The verbs MACHEN and TUN (to do)

The most important expressions:

was machst du? - what are you doing?
das macht nichts - is nothing, nothing at all (answer to "thank you")
einen Antrag machen - to propose (to marry)
es tut mir leid - I'm sorry
viel zu tun haben - to be very busy

3. Modal and related verbs

Modality is a complex category that expresses the desire to do something, the obligation, the permission. Here they are:

können - can (to have a physical ability)

dürfen - allowed to (to have permission, permission)

mögen (möchten) - to wish (to like)

wollen - to want (exactly and categorically)

sollen - should (mild, recommendation)

müssen– have to (order)

Modal verbs differ from ordinary verbs in all respects:
- by their non-standard temporary forms;
- those that are not used with zu (in infinitive constructions).

4. The verb of becoming WERDEN

It is necessary to know it without thinking twice, since it forms the future tense with the infinitive of any semantic verb.

Ich werde Deutsch lernen - I will learn German.

Future tense is very important, isn't it? In addition to the future, WERDEN shows the process of changing one to another, or rather becoming:

Es wird dunkel - It's getting dark
die Tage werden länger kürzer - days get longer and shorter
was will er werden? - what does he want to be?

And with the help of this verb, Passiv is formed:

das Haus wird gebaut - the house is under construction

5. The verb GEBEN (to give)

What is so special about it, you ask, because this is an ordinary semantic verb. Not really! In the meaning of GIVING, this is really just a useful semantic verb. But there is a peculiarity: GEBEN forms a special linguistic form Es gibt - exists / exist, which is why I isolated it.

The Es gibt construction is extremely important! It is used in relation to everything that "is", that is, "exists":

Es gibt viel interessantes - there are many interesting things
Gut, dass es dich gibt - it's good that you are

IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER: Es gibt + Akkusativ - that is, the addition will always be in the accusative case, and in addition, it is important to understand that even if there are many objects, the form of the verb will still be gibt (since the subject is es anyway):

Es gibt einen Mann - There is one person
es gibt viel zu tun - a lot of work
was gibt es da zu lachen? - what's so funny?

Learn these important verbs today!