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No. 15,431 in German

verpassten

"Verpassten" means "missed" in English.

In a sentence

  • Ich erinnere mich an die verpassten Chancen, als ich jünger war.

    I remember the missed opportunities from when I was younger.

    The word 'verpassten' refers to opportunities that were missed or not taken, showing a past participle adjective usage.

  • Er hat den Bus verpasst, weil er zu spät aufgestanden ist.

    He missed the bus because he got up too late.

    Here, 'verpassten' is the simple past tense of the verb 'verpassen', used in a narrative context to describe a past event.

  • Die verpassten Ereignisse während meiner Reise sind mir immer noch wichtig.

    The missed events during my trip are still important to me.

    In this sentence, 'verpassten' serves as an adjective derived from the participle to describe events that were missed.

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