B1 · 43 words
Verbs of movement in German
Going, carrying, pushing and falling — and the prefixes that say in which direction.
Nearly every verb here takes sein in the perfect rather than haben, because it describes movement from one place to another: Ich bin gefallen, Er ist gesprungen. The exception is a verb with a direct object, which switches back: Ich habe den Ball geworfen. German also builds direction into the verb with prefixes — hinein-, hinaus-, hinauf-, vorbei- — so one stem covers what English needs a preposition for.
The words
Verb (38)
sich bewegento moveVerbB1
rennento runVerbB1
Faster and more urgent than laufen; takes sein.
springento jumpVerbA2
kletternto climbVerbB1
kriechento crawlVerbB2
fallento fallVerbA2
stürzento fall over, to plungeVerbB2
rutschento slip, to slideVerbB1
schiebento pushVerbB1
ziehento pullVerbA2
The sign on a German door says Ziehen or Drücken.
hebento liftVerbB1
werfento throwVerbB1
fangento catchVerbB1
greifento grasp, to reachVerbB2
drehento turn, to rotateVerbB1
sich umdrehento turn roundVerbB1
biegento bend, to turn offVerbB2
tretento step, to kickVerbB2
klopfento knockVerbB1
winkento waveVerbB1
zeigento point, to showVerbA2
sich beeilento hurryVerbA2
eilento hurry, to be urgentVerbC1
folgento followVerbA2
Takes the dative and sein in the perfect.
verfolgento pursue, to trackVerbB2
begleitento accompanyVerbB2
erreichento reachVerbB1
verlassento leaveVerbB1
betretento enter, to step ontoVerbB2
vorbeigehento walk past, to passVerbB1
hineingehento go inVerbB1
Colloquially shortened to reingehen.
hinausgehento go outVerbB1
umkehrento turn backVerbB2
zurückkommento come backVerbA2
weglaufento run awayVerbB1
sich setzento sit downVerbA2
sich hinlegento lie downVerbB1
zitternto shake, to trembleVerbB2
Noun (1)
die Bewegungmovement, exerciseNounB1
Adverb (3)
fortaway; onAdverbB1
In verbs, away or onward: fortgehen, fortsetzen (to continue), fortschreiten (to progress).
auseinanderapartAdverbB1
niederdownAdverbB2
Mostly in verbs: niederlegen (to lay down), niederschlagen (to knock down), sich niederschlagen (to show, to settle).
Phrase (1)
stehen bleibento stop, to stand stillPhraseB1
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