This is the 15431st most frequent German word.
verpassten
"Verpassten" means "missed" in English.
The word 'verpassten' refers to opportunities that were missed or not taken, showing a past participle adjective usage.
Ich erinnere mich an die verpassten Chancen, als ich jünger war.
I remember the missed opportunities from when I was younger.
Here, 'verpassten' is the simple past tense of the verb 'verpassen', used in a narrative context to describe a past event.
Er hat den Bus verpasst, weil er zu spät aufgestanden ist.
He missed the bus because he got up too late.
In this sentence, 'verpassten' serves as an adjective derived from the participle to describe events that were missed.