This is the 15th most frequent German word.
werden
"Werden" means "to become," and it is also used as an auxiliary verb in forming the future tense and the passive voice.
In this sentence, 'werden' is used as a modal verb to form the future tense.
Ich werde morgen nach Berlin fahren.
I will travel to Berlin tomorrow.
Here, 'werden' is used in the past tense to indicate a process of becoming.
Er wurde Arzt nach seinem Studium.
He became a doctor after his studies.
In this example, 'werden' is part of a passive voice construction indicating an ongoing action.