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No. 14,047 in German

gelitten

"Gelitten" is the past participle of "leiden" and means "suffered" in English.

In a sentence

  • Er hat sehr unter der Trennung gelitten.

    He suffered greatly from the separation.

    The word 'gelitten' is the past participle of 'leiden' and here it is used in the present perfect tense to describe past enduring pain.

  • Das Buch ist stark durch die Feuchtigkeit gelitten.

    The book has suffered significantly due to the moisture.

    'Gelitten,' again as the past participle, describes damage endured by an object, showing the verb's flexibility beyond just emotional or physical suffering.

  • Sie sagte, sie hätte nie so gelitten wie damals.

    She said she had never suffered as much as she did back then.

    In this sentence, 'gelitten' is used to reflect reported speech in the past, indicating a comparison of hardship within a given context.

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