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verpassen

A2

miss

English meaning
miss
Vocabulary package
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verpassen in a sentence

Ich habe den Zug verpasst.

I missed the train.

Conjugation of verpassen

ichverpasse
duverpasst
er/sie/esverpasst
wirverpassen
ihrverpasst
sie/Sieverpassen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
verpasste
Perfect
hat verpasst

Word family

verpassen is built from passen (to fit, suit). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where verpassen comes from

Wortbildung: Derivation (Ableitung) des Verbs passen mit dem Präfix ver-

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Questions about verpassen

How do you conjugate verpassen?

Present tense: verpasse, verpasst, verpasst, verpassen, verpasst, verpassen. Simple past: verpasste. Perfect: hat verpasst.

What does verpassen mean in English?

verpassen means "miss". For example: "Ich habe den Zug verpasst." — "I missed the train."

What level is verpassen in German?

verpassen is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the starting & stopping vocabulary.

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