Can you name the German verb's peposition?

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German VerbPrepositionEnglish Translation
sich sorgento be anxious/worried about
berichtento report on
zitternto tremble with/from (fear, cold, etc.)
rechnento count on
etwas bei-tragento contribute something to
berichtento report about/on
sich sehnento long for
antwortento answer, respond to
sich beschränkento limit oneself to
sich entschließento decide to
jemand bittento ask someone for, request
verzichtento forgo, renounce
sich beschäftigento occupy oneself with
sich lustig machento make fun of
kommento lose, be deprived of
geratento get or fall into (danger.difficulty, etc.)
arbeitento work on/at
lebento live on
sich hütento watch out for, be on guard against
schmeckento taste like
jemand schützento protect someone from
stimmento vote for
sprechento speak about ***accusative version***
sich unterscheidento differ from
German VerbPrepositionEnglish Translation
wartento wait for
strebento strive for
beruhento be based upon
sich richten to direct (a comment or question) to
ein-willigento agree to
auf-hörento stop doing, cease
sich verabredento make an appointment with
sich vertiefento delve into, become engrossed with
halten (viel)to think highly of
jemand gratulierento congratulate someone on
redento speak about ***dative***
ab-hängento depend upon
redento speak about ***accusative version***
führento lead to
stinkento stink of
jemand bringento deprive or cause someone to lose
jemand hin-weisento refer someone to
wettento bet for (stakes)
sich entscheidento decide on
jemand beneidento envy someone for
jemand erinnernto remind someone of
jemand bringento bring someone to the point of
handeln to trade or deal in
passento match, be suited to
German VerbPrepositionEnglish Translation
(be)urteilento judge by/ according to how
sich freuento be happy about
denkento think of
greifento reach for
sich freuento look forward to
glaubento believe in
sich beschwerento complain about
forschento search for, investigate
etwas fordernto demand something of/from
jemand warnento warn someone of/against/about
sich wenden to turn to, appeal to
jemand/etwas haltento regard someone/something as
aus-sehento look like (something will happen)
auf-passento keep an eye on, watch out for
nach-denkento think about, ponder
zweifelnto doubt
suchento search for
jemand ab-raten to advise someone against
hoffento hope for
sich unterhaltento converse about
staunento be amazed at
sich gewöhnento get accustomed to
spielento play for (stakes)
sich befassento deal with
German VerbPrepositionEnglish Translation
dienento serve a purpose as
trinkento drink to
sich erkundigento inquire about/after
sich vertragento get along (well) with
schickento send for
etwas wissento know something about
schießento shoot at
sich einigento agree upon
sich bemühento take pains with
handelnto be about
sich ärgernto be annoyed about/at
achtento pay heed to
sich erinnernto remember
kämpfento fight for
leidento suffer form
erzählento tell about ***dative***
sich irrento err, be mistaken in/about
erschreckento shrink at, be rightened of
folgernto deduce from
sorgento provide for, look after
jemand ab-haltento keep, prevent someone from doing something
Angst habento have fear of
diskutierento discuss, talk about
sich verlassento rely upon
German VerbPrepositionEnglish Translation
sterben to die of/from
etwas verlangento demand something from/of
es gehtit is a matter of
sich kümmernto look after, bother
werdento become, turn into
sich konzentrierento concentrate on
etwas meinento have an opinion about something
(sich) streitento quarrel (with one another) about
sich täuschento be mistaken about
sprechento talk about
telefonierento speak on the phone with
zeigento point/at
schreiento scream for
bestehento consist of
sich um-sehento look around for
neigento tend to/toward
es handelt sichit is a matter of
sich schämento be ashamed of
grenzento border on
jemand beglückwünschento congratulate someone on
klingento sound like
jemand raten to advise someone to
etwas verstehento understand something about
jemand erkennento recognize someone by
German VerbPrepositionEnglish Translation
fliehento flee from
(sich) versteckento hide from
sich beklagento complain about
jemand dankento thank someone for
schreiento scream with/out of
jemand fragento ask someone about
bestehento insist upon
sich beziehento react to
Achtung/Respekt habento have respect for
spottento joke about, ridicule
sich freuento delight in
riechento smell like
sich erholento recover from
vertrauento trust in
sich verliebento fall in love with
blickento glance at
jemand hindernto hinder/prevent someone from doing something
hörento listen to, heed
sich bewerbento apply for
werdento become of
verkehrento associate with, mix with
sich fürchtento fear, be afraid of
zwingento force, compel to
sich interessierento be interested in
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German Verbs and Their Prepositions Quiz

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  • Created Jul 1, 2012 in Language
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