Top 1000 German Words | 1-100

das

the | definitive article; demonstrative pronoun; relative pronoun

ist

(he/she/it) is (3rd-person singular present of "sein") | 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) | personal pronoun; noun

nicht

not | CONTINUE HERE

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) |

und

and |

Sie

You (polite or formal; addressing one person or a group of people) |

der

the (definite article; nominitive singular masculine, genitive/dative singular feminine, genitive plural); who, that, which (relative pronoun, singular) |

was

what (interrogative); which (relative) |

wir

we (nominative plural) |

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) |

in

in, within, at, pertaining to (in + dative); into (in + accusative) |

sie

she, it (feminine); they, you (plural) |

mir

me, to me (dative singular of "ich") |

mit

with |

ja

yes; really, definitely; of course (adverb); a yes (capitalized as a noun - Ja) |

wir

how (adverb); like, as (conjunction); how (capitalized as a noun - Wie) |

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) |

auf

on, onto, at |

mich

me (accusative singular of "ich"); myself (reflexive pronoun) |

daß

that ("daß" is an obsolete spelling of "dass" used prior to the German spelling reform of 1996) |

so

so, that; as; if |

hier

here |

eine

a, an (feminine nominative and accusative) |

wenn

if, when; if, the ifs (capitalized as a noun - Wenn) |

hat

to have (third-person singular present of "haben"; e.g. "er/sie/es hat") |

all

all, all the, every, everything, everybody, everyone |

sind

(we/they/you all) are (1st- and 3-rd person plural present of "sein") |

von

from, of (+ Dative) |

dich

you (accusative of du); yourself (accusative) |

war

(I/he/she/it) was (1st- and 3-rd person singular preterite of "sein") languagedaily.com |

haben

to have; possess; own; to have (auxiliary verb forms the perfect and past perfect tense) |

für

for (+ Accusative) |

an

to, on, at, by, about, against |

habe

to have (1st-person singular present/subjunctive; 3rd-person singular subjunctive I; imperative singular of "haben"; e.g. "ich habe") |

da

there, here, then, so (adverb); since, as, given that (conjunction) |

nein

no; a no (capitalized as a noun - nein) |

bin

(I) am (1st-person singular present of "sein") |

noch

still, yet (adverb); nor (conjuction) |

dir

you, to you (dative of "du"); yourself, to yourself (dative) |

uns

us (accusative and dative of "wir"); ourselves (accusative and dative) |

sich

oneself, itself, himself, herself, themselves (3-rd person singular and plural; accusative and dative) |

nur

only, merely, just; languagedaily.com |

einen

a, an (masculine accusative) |

kann

(I) can, am able to (he/she/it) can (1st- and 3-rd person singular present of "können") |

dem

the (definite article; dative singular masculine/neuter of "der"); to whom, to which (relative pronoun; dative singular masculine/neuter of "der") |

auch

also, too, as well | adverb

schon

already, just, yet, indeed, surely; handle with care, spare (imperative singular, and colloquial 1st-person singular present of "schonen") | adverb, verb

als

than, when, as, while, as if | conjunction

dann

then, after that | adverb

ihn

him, it (accusative of "er") | personal pronoun

mal

times (adverb); to paint (imperative singular, and colloquial 1st-person singular present of "malen"); time (capitalized as a noun - Mal) | adverb, verb, noun

hast

(you) have (2nd-person singular present of the verb "haben"; e.g. "du hast") | verb

sein

to be, to have, to exist, there is / it is; | verb

ihr

you, you all (plural, familiar; personal pronoun); her, to her (dative of sie; personal pronoun),; her, its, their (possessive pronoun) | personal pronoun, possessive pronoun

aus

out; over, finished, up (adverb) from, out of; of; for, because of (preposition) | adverb, preposition

um

at (time), around (+ accusative); in order to, so as to (conjunction) | preposition, conjunction

aber

again (adverb); but, though (conjunction) | adverb, conjunction

meine

mine (feminine nominative/accusative singular, and nominative/accusative plural form of "mein"); to think, to mean (inflections of the verb "meinen") | possessive pronoun, verb

Aber

objection (noun) | noun

wird

(he/she/it) becomes (3rd-person singular present of "werden") | verb

doch

but, though, however; yet (conjunction); after all; really; yes, surely (adverb) | conjunction, adverb

mein

my | possessive pronoun

bist

(you) are (2nd-person singular present of "sein") |

im

in the (contraction of "in" + "dem"; used with masculine or neuter nouns in the dative case) | preposition

keine

none, nobody, not any (pronoun); not a (negative indefinite article; accusative/nominative feminine and plural forms of "kein") | pronoun, article

gut

good (adjective); well (adverb); property, possessions, goods (capitalized as a noun - Gut) | adjective, adverb, noun

oder

or; isnt' it, isn't that so | conjunction, particle

Weiß

white (adjective); (I) know, (he/she/it) knows (1st- and 3rd-person singular present of "wissen") | adjective, verb

jetzt

now; yet (adverb); the present, now (capitalized as a noun - Jetzt) | adverb, noun

man

one one, they, you | indefinite pronoun

nach

to; after; according to (preposition) (+ dative); after, behind (adverb) | preposition, adverb

werden

to get, to become; will, to be going to; to be done (forms the passive voice) | verb, auxiliary verb

wo

where, somewhere; when | adverb, conjunction

Oh

Oh | interjection

will

(I) want to, (he/she/it) wants to (1st- and 3-rd person singular present of "wollen") | verb

also

so, therefore, thus (conjunction); so, well (adverb); well (interjection) | conjunction, adverb, interjection

mehr

more; no longer (adverb); more (comparative form of "viel" and "sehr"); increase, excess (capitalized as a noun - Mehr) | adverb, indefinite pronoun, noun

immer

always | adverb

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) | verb, noun

warum

why | adverb

bei

at, by, near, with, among (+ dative) | preposition

etwas

some, something, any (pronoun); somewhat, slightly, a little, a bit (adverb); something (capitalized as a noun - Etwas) | indefinite pronoun

nichts

nothing | 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") | interjection, noun, verb

wieder

again | adverb

machen

to make, do, prepare; to produce; to go; to put | verb

diese

this, these (nominative/accusative feminine and plural of "dieser") | demonstrative pronoun

vor

before, in front of (preposition); ago; forwards (adverb); | preposition, adverb

können

to be able to, can; to be allowed to, may; to know how to; ability, skill (capitalized when noun - Können) | verb, auxiliary verb; noun

hab

to have (1st-person present, colloquial; imperative singular of "haben"; e.g. "ich hab") | hab

zum

to the (contraction of zu + dem) | preposition

gehen

to go, walk; to leave; to work; to be in progress, last; to be going; to approach | verb

sehr

very | adverb

geht

(he/she/it) goes, is going; (you all) go, are going (3rd-person singular present; 2nd-person plural present; imperative plural of "gehen") | verb

sehen

to see, look; to take care of; to view, watch, observe; to notice | verb