No. 12,296 in German
vermisste
"Vermisste" means "missing person" in English.
In a sentence
Ich vermisste meinen alten Freund aus der Schulzeit.
I missed my old friend from school times.
Here, 'vermisste' is used as the past tense of the verb 'vermissen', indicating that the subject (I) missed someone.
Die Kinder suchten nach ihrem vermissten Hund.
The children looked for their missing dog.
In this sentence, 'vermisste' is used as a past participle adjective to describe the dog that is missing.
Die Polizei fand die vermisste Person nach mehreren Tagen.
The police found the missing person after several days.
Here 'vermisste' qualifies 'Person' as an adjective, describing that the person was missing.
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