1000 Most Common German Words

das
the (definitive article; nominative/accusative singular neuter of "der"); this, that (demonstrative pronoun); who, that, which (relative pronoun)
ist
(he/she/it) is (3rd-person singular present of &quot;sein&quot;)<br>: verb
du
you (informal; addressing one person)personal pronoun
ich
I (not capitalized unless it is in the beginning of a sentence); ego (capitalized - Ich)<br>personal pronoun; noun
nicht
not: adverb
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)
es
it (neuter gender)<br> personal pronoun
und
and: conjunction
Sie
you (polite or formal; addressing one person or a group of people)<br>personal 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
wir
we (nominative plural) personal pronoun
zu
to, in, at, on, into, for (preposition); too; to, towards; closed, shut (adverb)
ein
a, an (indefinite article; masculine and neuter nominative; neuter accusative); one (number)
er
he, it (masculine)personal pronoun
in
in, within, at, pertaining to (in + dative); into (in + accusative)<br>preposition
sie
she, it (feminine); they, you (plural)<br>personal pronoun
mir
me, to me (dative singular of &quot;ich&quot;)<br>personal pronoun
mit
with: Preposition
ja
yes; really, definitely; of course (adverb); a yes (capitalized as a noun - Ja)
wie
how (adverb); like, as (conjunction); how (capitalized as a noun - Wie)
den
the (definitive article; accusative masculine singular; dative plural of &quot;der&quot;); this, that one (demonstrative pronoun, accusative masculine singular of &quot;der&quot;); who, that, which (relative pronoun)
auf
on, onto, at : preposition
mich
me (accusative singular of &quot;ich&quot;); myself (reflexive pronoun)
dass / daß
that (&quot;daß&quot; is an obsolete spelling of &quot;dass&quot; used prior to the German spelling reform of 1996) <br>conjunction
so
so, that; as; if<br>: adverb, conjunction
hier
here <br>;adverb
eine
a, an (feminine nominative and accusative)<br>indefinite article
wenn
if, when; if, the ifs (capitalized as a noun - Wenn)<br>conjunction, noun
hat
to have (third-person singular present of &quot;haben&quot;; e.g. &quot;er/sie/es hat&quot;)<br>verb
all
all, all the, every, everything, everybody, everyone<br>:indefinite pronoun, adjective
sind
(we/they/you all) are (1st- and 3-rd person plural present of &quot;sein&quot;)<br>verb
von
from, of (+ Dative)<br>preposition
dich
you (accusative of du); yourself (accusative)<br>personal pronoun, reflexive pronoun
war
(I/he/she/it) was (1st- and 3-rd person singular preterite of &quot;sein&quot;<br>verb
haben
to have; possess; own; to have (auxiliary verb forms the perfect and past perfect tense)<br>verb, auxiliary verb
für
for (+ Accusative)<br>preposition
an
to, on, at, by, about, against<br>preposition
habe
to have (1st-person singular present/subjunctive; 3rd-person singular subjunctive I; imperative singular of &quot;haben&quot;; e.g. &quot;ich habe&quot;)<br>verb
da
there, here, then, so (adverb); since, as, given that (conjunction)
nein
no; a no (capitalized as a noun - nein)<br>adverb, noun
bin
(I) am (1st-person singular present of &quot;sein&quot;)<br>verb
noch
still, yet (adverb); nor (conjuction)
dir
you, to you (dative of &quot;du&quot;); yourself, to yourself (dative)<br>personal pronoun, reflexive pronoun
uns
us (accusative and dative of &quot;wir&quot;); 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
nur
only, merely, just;<br>adverb
einen
a, an (masculine accusative)<br>indefinite article
kann
(I) can, am able to (he/she/it) can (1st- and 3-rd person singular present of &quot;können&quot;)<br>verb
dem
the (definite article; dative singular masculine/neuter of &quot;der&quot;); to whom, to which (relative pronoun; dative singular masculine/neuter of &quot;der&quot;)<br>definitive article; relative pronoun
auch
also, too, as well<br>adverb
schon
already, just, yet, indeed, surely; handle with care, spare (imperative singular, and colloquial 1st-person singular present of &quot;schonen&quot;)<br>adverb, verb
als
than, when, as, while, as if<br>conjunction
dann
then, after that<br>adverb
ihn
him, it (accusative of &quot;er&quot;)<br>personal pronoun
mal
times (adverb); to paint (imperative singular, and colloquial 1st-person singular present of &quot;malen&quot;); time (capitalized as a noun - Mal)<br>adverb, verb, noun
hast
(you) have (2nd-person singular present of the verb &quot;haben&quot;; e.g. &quot;du hast&quot;)<br>verb
sein
to be, to have, to exist, there is / it is;<br>verb
ihr
you, you all (plural, familiar; personal pronoun); her, to her (dative of sie; personal pronoun), ; her, its, their (possessive pronoun)
aus
out; over, finished, up (adverb)from, out of; of; for, because of (preposition)
um
at (time), around (+ accusative); in order to, so as to (conjunction)<br>preposition
aber
again (adverb); but, though (conjunction)
meine
mine (feminine nominative/accusative singular, and nominative/accusative plural form of &quot;mein&quot;); to think, to mean (inflections of the verb &quot;meinen&quot;)<br>possessive pronoun, verb
Aber
objection (noun)
wird
(he/she/it) becomes (3rd-person singular present of &quot;werden&quot;)<br>verb
doch
but, though, however; yet (conjunction); after all; really; yes, surely (adverb)
mein
my ; possessive pronoun
bist
(you) are (2nd-person singular present of &quot;sein&quot;)
im
in the (contraction of &quot;in&quot; + &quot;dem&quot;; 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 &quot;kein&quot;)<br>pronoun, article
gut
good (adjective); well (adverb); property, possessions, goods (capitalized as a noun - Gut)
oder
or; isnt' it, isn't that so<br>conjunction
weiß
white (adjective); (I) know, (he/she/it) knows (1st- and 3rd-person singular present of &quot;wissen&quot;)<br>verb
jetzt
now; yet (adverb); the present, now (capitalized as a noun - Jetzt)
man
one, they, you<br>indefinite pronoun
nach
to; after; according to (preposition) (+ dative); after, behind (adverb)
werden
to get, to become; will, to be going to; to be done (forms the passive voice)<br>verb, auxiliary verb
wo
where, somewhere; when<br>adverb, conjunction
Oh
oh<br>interjection
will
(I) want to, (he/she/it) wants to (1st- and 3-rd person singular present of &quot;wollen&quot;)<br>verb
also
so, therefore, thus (conjunction); so, well (adverb); well (interjection)
mehr
more; no longer (adverb); more (comparative form of &quot;viel&quot; and &quot;sehr&quot;); increase, excess (capitalized as a noun - Mehr)
immer
always<br>;adverb
muss
(I) must/have to, (he/she/it) must, has to (1st- and 3rd-person singular present of &quot;müssen&quot;)a must (capitalized as a noun - das Muss)<br>verb, noun
warum
why<br>adverb
bei
at, by, near, with, among (+ dative) <br>preposition
etwas
some, something, any (pronoun); somewhat, slightly, a little, a bit (adverb); something (capitalized as a noun - Etwas)<br>indefinite pronoun
nichts
nothing<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 &quot;bitten&quot;)<br>interjection, noun,verb
wieder
again<br>adverb
machen
to make, do, prepare; to produce; to go; to put<br>verb
diese
this, these (nominative/accusative feminine and plural of &quot;dieser&quot;)<br>demonstrative pronoun
vor
before, in front of (preposition); ago; forwards (adverb);
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 &quot;haben&quot;; e.g. &quot;ich hab&quot;)<br>verb
zum
to the (contraction of zu + dem)<br>preposition
gehen
to go, walk; to leave; to work; to be in progress, last; to be going; to approach<br>verb
sehr
very<br>adverb
geht
(he/she/it) goes, is going; (you all) go, are going (3rd-person singular present; 2nd-person plural present; imperative plural of &quot;gehen&quot;)<br>verb
sehen
to see, look; to take care of; to view, watch, observe; to notice<br>verb