No. 1,980 in German
gefehlt
"Gefehlt" means "missed" or "been absent."
In a sentence
Ich habe ihn bei der Party sehr gefehlt.
I missed him a lot at the party.
In this sentence, 'gefehlt' refers to the emotional feeling of missing someone who was absent.
Es hat meinem Plan an Präzision gefehlt.
My plan lacked precision.
Here, 'gefehlt' addresses the lack or absence of something in a specific context.
Die Energie hat heute Morgen gefehlt, um joggen zu gehen.
The energy was missing this morning to go jogging.
In this example, 'gefehlt' describes the non-presence or insufficiency of energy.
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