versagen

A2

to fail

English meaning
to fail
Vocabulary package
Disappointment & Regret

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versagen in a sentence

Er hat bei der Prüfung versagt.

He failed the exam.

Conjugation of versagen

ichversage
duversagst
er/sie/esversagt
wirversagen
ihrversagt
sie/Sieversagen
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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