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Illustration of the A1 German word “das Verb”, which translates to “verb”. An octopus does eight things at once — stirring a pot, knitting, painting, juggling, typing — every arm busy, eyes bulging in frantic determination.

Verb is part of German nouns A1–B1 and Goethe A1 vocabulary.

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dasVerb, -en

verb

/vɛʁp/

Examples — Verb in a sentence

Ich lerne ein neues deutsches Verb heute.

I am learning a new German verb today.

Das Verb „sein“ ist unregelmäßig.

The verb "to be" is irregular.

How to remember it

This word is almost identical to the English 'verb'. It describes an action, just like an English 'VERB'.

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