1000 Most Common German Words
das
the (definitive article; nominative/accusative singular neuter of "der"); this, that (demonstrative pronoun); who, that, which (relative pronoun)
ich
I (not capitalized unless it is in the beginning of a sentence); ego (capitalized - Ich)<br>personal pronoun; noun
die
the (definitive article; nominative/accusative, singular feminine or plural form of der); that, which, who (relative pronoun); this one, that one, these ones, those ones (demonstrative pronoun)
der
the (definite article; nominitive singular masculine, genitive/dative singular feminine, genitive plural); who, that, which (relative pronoun, singular)
was
what (interrogative); which (relative)<br><br>Part of Speech: interrogative pronoun, relative pronoun
den
the (definitive article; accusative masculine singular; dative plural of "der"); this, that one (demonstrative pronoun, accusative masculine singular of "der"); who, that, which (relative pronoun)
dass / daß
that ("daß" is an obsolete spelling of "dass" used prior to the German spelling reform of 1996) <br>conjunction
hat
to have (third-person singular present of "haben"; e.g. "er/sie/es hat")<br>verb
haben
to have; possess; own; to have (auxiliary verb forms the perfect and past perfect tense)<br>verb, auxiliary verb
habe
to have (1st-person singular present/subjunctive; 3rd-person singular subjunctive I; imperative singular of "haben"; e.g. "ich habe")<br>verb
dir
you, to you (dative of "du"); yourself, to yourself (dative)<br>personal pronoun, reflexive pronoun
uns
us (accusative and dative of "wir"); ourselves (accusative and dative)<br>personal pronoun, reflexive pronoun
sich
oneself, itself, himself, herself, themselves (3-rd person singular and plural; accusative and dative)<br>reflexive pronoun
kann
(I) can, am able to (he/she/it) can (1st- and 3-rd person singular present of "können")<br>verb
dem
the (definite article; dative singular masculine/neuter of "der"); to whom, to which (relative pronoun; dative singular masculine/neuter of "der")<br>definitive article; relative pronoun
schon
already, just, yet, indeed, surely; handle with care, spare (imperative singular, and colloquial 1st-person singular present of "schonen")<br>adverb, verb
mal
times (adverb); to paint (imperative singular, and colloquial 1st-person singular present of "malen"); time (capitalized as a noun - Mal)<br>adverb, verb, noun
hast
(you) have (2nd-person singular present of the verb "haben"; e.g. "du hast")<br>verb
ihr
you, you all (plural, familiar; personal pronoun); her, to her (dative of sie; personal pronoun), ; her, its, their (possessive pronoun)
meine
mine (feminine nominative/accusative singular, and nominative/accusative plural form of "mein"); to think, to mean (inflections of the verb "meinen")<br>possessive pronoun, verb
im
in the (contraction of "in" + "dem"; used with masculine or neuter nouns in the dative case)<br>preposition
keine
none, nobody, not any (pronoun); not a (negative indefinite article; accusative/nominative feminine and plural forms of "kein")<br>pronoun, article
weiß
white (adjective); (I) know, (he/she/it) knows (1st- and 3rd-person singular present of "wissen")<br>verb
werden
to get, to become; will, to be going to; to be done (forms the passive voice)<br>verb, auxiliary verb
will
(I) want to, (he/she/it) wants to (1st- and 3-rd person singular present of "wollen")<br>verb
mehr
more; no longer (adverb); more (comparative form of "viel" and "sehr"); increase, excess (capitalized as a noun - Mehr)
muss
(I) must/have to, (he/she/it) must, has to (1st- and 3rd-person singular present of "müssen")a must (capitalized as a noun - das Muss)<br>verb, noun
etwas
some, something, any (pronoun); somewhat, slightly, a little, a bit (adverb); something (capitalized as a noun - Etwas)<br>indefinite pronoun
bitte
please, you're welcome, excuse me, please do, go ahead; request, plea (capitalized as a noun - die Bitte); to ask (inflection of the verb "bitten")<br>interjection, noun,verb
diese
this, these (nominative/accusative feminine and plural of "dieser")<br>demonstrative pronoun
können
to be able to, can; to be allowed to, may; to know how to; ability, skill (capitalized when noun - Können) <br>verb, auxiliary verb; noun
hab
to have (1st-person present, colloquial; imperative singular of "haben"; e.g. "ich hab")<br>verb
geht
(he/she/it) goes, is going; (you all) go, are going (3rd-person singular present; 2nd-person plural present; imperative plural of "gehen")<br>verb