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vergessen

A2

forget

English meaning
forget
Vocabulary package
Memory & Forgetting

vergessen in a sentence

Ich habe meine Hausaufgaben vergessen.

I forgot my homework.

Conjugation of vergessen

ichvergesse
duvergisst
er/sie/esvergisst
wirvergessen
ihrvergesst
sie/Sievergessen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
vergaß
Perfect
hat vergessen

Word family

vergessen is built from essen (eat). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

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Where vergessen comes from

Konversion des Partizips II von vergessen

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How do you conjugate vergessen?

Present tense: vergesse, vergisst, vergisst, vergessen, vergesst, vergessen. Simple past: vergaß. Perfect: hat vergessen.

What does vergessen mean in English?

vergessen means "forget". For example: "Ich habe meine Hausaufgaben vergessen." — "I forgot my homework."

What level is vergessen in German?

vergessen is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the memory & forgetting vocabulary.

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