Action & Activity

Verbs for professional activities, organization and achievement

This B1 vocabulary set covers essential German action verbs used in professional contexts – including verbs like to plan, coordinate, manage, achieve, and implement. Practise with flashcards, listen to native-speaker pronunciation, and study example sentences tailored to workplace communication. Perfect for learners preparing for the Goethe-Zertifikat B1 or telc Deutsch B1, and for anyone who needs confident, precise German in meetings, emails, and project work.

The Action & Activity set teaches 20 German vocabulary items at CEFR B1, focused on B1 Verbs.

Word list (20) — audio and IPA

  • sich bewerben zɪç bəˈvɛʁbn̩ — to applysich bewerben
  • anstellen ˈanˌʃtɛlən — to employanstellen
  • entlassen ɛntˈlasn̩ — to dismissentlassen
  • kündigen ˈkʏndɪɡn̩ — kündigte — gekündigt · to resignkündigen
  • erledigen ɛɐ̯ˈleːdɪɡn̩ — to take care oferledigen
  • organisieren ɔʁɡaniˈziːʁən — organisierte — organisiert · to organizeorganisieren
  • planen ˈplaːnən — to planplanen
  • vorbereiten ˈfoːɐ̯bəˌʁaɪ̯tn̩ — to preparevorbereiten
  • durchführen ˈdʊʁçˌfyːʁən — to carry outdurchführen
  • teilnehmen ˈtaɪ̯lneːmən — nahm teil — teilgenommen · to participateteilnehmen
  • beitragen ˈbaɪ̯ˌtraːɡn̩ — to contributebeitragen
  • unterstützen ʊntɐˈʃtʏt͡sn̩ — to supportunterstützen
  • fördern ˈfœʁdɐn — to promotefördern
  • verhindern fɛɐ̯ˈhɪndɐn — to preventverhindern
  • vermeiden fɛɐ̯ˈmaɪ̯dn̩ — to avoidvermeiden
  • schaffen ˈʃafn̩ — schaffte — geschafft · to manageschaffen
  • gelingen ɡəˈlɪŋən — to succeedgelingen
  • scheitern ˈʃaɪ̯tɐn — to failscheitern
  • versagen fɛɐ̯ˈzaːɡn̩ — to failversagen
  • leisten ˈlaɪ̯stn̩ — to achieveleisten

Frequently asked questions

What CEFR level is “Action & Activity”?

“Action & Activity” is a CEFR B1 set. It targets learners at the B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

How many words does “Action & Activity” contain?

The set contains 20 German vocabulary items with translations in five languages. Most words include native-speaker audio and IPA transcription.

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