No. 1,327 in German
vergangene
"Vergangene" means "past" or "former."
In a sentence
Die vergangene Woche war sehr stressig.
The past week was very stressful.
Used as an attribute for 'Woche' to denote the previous or past week.
Im vergangenen Jahr haben wir viele Fortschritte gemacht.
In the past year, we made significant progress.
Here, 'vergangenen' modifies 'Jahr', indicating the prior year.
Vergangene Ereignisse prägen unsere heutigen Entscheidungen.
Past events shape our current decisions.
Used to describe 'Ereignisse' as past, referring to events that have already occurred.
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