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No. 14,142 in German

gesungen

"Gesungen" means "sung" in English.

In a sentence

  • Ich habe gestern ein Lied in der Kirche gesungen.

    I sang a song in the church yesterday.

    The word 'gesungen' is the past participle of 'singen' and represents the action of singing in the past, used here in the context of a completed action.

  • Das Lied, das wir zusammen gesungen haben, war wunderschön.

    The song we sang together was beautiful.

    Here, 'gesungen' is used to describe an action that occurred in the past in relation to the song, indicating shared activity.

  • Er hat immer bei Familienfeiern laut gesungen.

    He always sang loudly at family celebrations.

    In this sentence, 'gesungen' reflects a habitual action performed in a past context, emphasized in memories or descriptions of past behavior.

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