German Mixed Verbs: Free PDF + Quiz

German verbs love to keep you on your toes. First there are the predictable weak verbs, then the vowel-shifting strong ones-and smack in the middle sit the mixed verbs, borrowing a little from each camp. They change their stem like a strong verb but grab the -te and -t endings of a weak one, so you get forms like dachte instead of denkte. Tricky? A bit. But once you spot the pattern, these oddballs start to make sense.

We’ve rounded up about 40 mixed verbs you’ll actually meet in everyday German-no dusty grammar relics. Each entry comes with a plain-English meaning and a natural example sentence, so you see exactly how the verb behaves in the wild. Because hearing a word once beats reading it ten times, every verb includes clear audio-just tap and repeat. When you’re ready to take the list offline, the free PDF download is waiting below the table.

Think of this list as your cheat sheet for the verbs that don’t quite play by the rules. Work through it at your own pace, and soon brennen, bringen, and friends will feel a whole lot less mysterious.

Use this list as a starting point, then keep going in the Yak Yacker German section for more words, phrases, and study-friendly reference pages.

Quick Quiz

Think you’ve already tamed these mixed verbs? The quiz below will show you how many you really know-no pressure, just a friendly nudge toward the ones that still need work.

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