vergangen

/fɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋən/

adjective B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. past

    Built from vergehen (to pass).

    • Im vergangenen Jahr war es kalt.

      Last year it was cold.

Made of

  • vergehen to pass

Similar words

historisch

Vergangen is the general word for past; historisch specifically means historical, significant enough to be recorded in history.

ehemalig

Close synonyms for "past, former."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

passado

passado is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "past."

Practice

1 What does vergangen mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches vergangen?

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