versagen
A2to fail
- English meaning
- to fail
- CEFR level
- A2 — Elementary
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- Disappointment & Regret
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- German words with V
versagen in a sentence
Er hat bei der Prüfung versagt.
He failed the exam.
Conjugation of versagen
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- versagte
- Perfect
- hat versagt
Word family
versagen is built from sagen (to say) and der Vers (verse/line of poetry). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
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Questions about versagen
How do you conjugate versagen?
Present tense: versage, versagst, versagt, versagen, versagt, versagen. Simple past: versagte. Perfect: hat versagt.
What does versagen mean in English?
versagen means "to fail". For example: "Er hat bei der Prüfung versagt." — "He failed the exam."
What level is versagen in German?
versagen is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the disappointment & regret vocabulary.
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