38 most common dative verbs Flashcards
1
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absagen
A
cancel
2
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ähneln
A
look alike/similar
3
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antworten
A
answer
4
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begegnen
A
to encounter
5
Q
beistehen
A
stand by
6
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beitreten
A
to join
7
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danken
A
to thank
8
Q
dienen
A
to serve (goes with ‘‘mit’)
9
Q
drohen
A
to threaten
10
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einfallen
A
to have an idea (to fall in) / to come to mind
11
Q
entgegenkommen
A
to approach/to come towards
12
Q
fehlen
A
to miss (similar structure to french - du fehlst mir)
13
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folgen
A
to follow
14
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gefallen
A
to like/appeal to
15
Q
gehorchen
A
to obey
16
Q
gehören
A
to belong to
17
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gelingen
A
to succeed ( structure like to miss - succeed to)
18
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genügen
A
to be enough
19
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glauben
A
to believe
20
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gratulieren
A
to congratulate
21
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gut tun
A
to do well
22
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helfen
A
to help
23
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missfallen
A
to displease
24
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sich nähern
A
to come close
25
nachlaufen
to run after
26
nützen
to be beneficial
27
passen
to fit
28
passieren
to happen
29
platzen
to explode
30
raten
to recommend
31
schaden
to harm (possibly reflexive? Ask sebastian)
32
schmecken
to taste
33
vertrauen
to trust
34
verzeihen
to forgive
35
weh tun
to hurt
36
widersprechen
to contradict
37
zuhören
to listen to
38
zustimmen
to agree
