Deutscher Wortschatz: Basic words — Wortliste A1–B1 mit Beispielen (2026)

the (masculine)

the (feminine; plural)

the (neuter)

a, an (masculine/neuter)

a, an (feminine)

no, not a

I

you (singular, informal)

he; it (masculine noun)

she; they

it

we

you (plural, informal); her, their (possessive)

you (formal)

me (accusative)

(to) me (dative)

you (accusative, informal)

(to) you (dative, informal)

him; it (accusative masculine)

(to) him (dative)

us; (to) us

(to) you (formal, dative)

my

your (informal)

his; its

your (formal)

our

one, you, people (in general)

everything

something; a little

nothing

this, that

every, each; everyone

all; everybody

many

oneself, himself, herself, themselves

which

what

who

where

where to

where from

how; like, as

why

how much

how many

in, into

at, on (vertical surface), by

on, onto

from, out of

at, near, with (someone's place)

with; by (means of)

to (cities, countries); after

from; of; by

to (a person or place)

for

without

at (clock time); around

until; up to

since; for (time)

in front of; before; ago

over, above; about

and

or

but

to be

to have

to become; will (future)

can, to be able to

must, to have to

to want

should, to be supposed to

may, to be allowed to

to like

would like

to go, to walk

to come

to do, to make

to say, to tell

to speak, to talk

to ask

to answer, to reply

to see

to hear, to listen

to read

to write

to understand

to know (a fact)

to know (be familiar with)

to give

to take

to bring, to take

to find; to think (opinion)

to look for, to search

to need

to be called; to mean

to live, to be alive

to stay, to remain

to lie, to be (lying)

to stand; to be written

to sit

to help

to show

to get, to receive

to please; to like (es gefällt mir)

to believe, to think

to think

to explain

to call, to phone

to forget

good; well

bad

big, large; tall

small, little

new

old

young

beautiful, nice

long

short

right, correct

wrong, false

easy; light

heavy; difficult

fast, quick

slow

warm

cold

free; vacant; off (work)

ready, finished

nice, kind

important

simple, easy; single (ticket)

gladly; to like doing

very, very much

also, too

only, just

not

here

there; here, present

there

(on the) left

(on the) right

together

again

exactly; precisely

perhaps, maybe

of course, naturally

unfortunately

so, like this, this way