vorübergehen

/foˈʁyːbɐˌɡeːən/

verb C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
geht vorüber
past
ging vorüber
perfect
ist vorübergegangen

Meaning

  1. to pass by

    Built from vorüber (past) + gehen (to go).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Made of

  • vorüber past
  • gehen to go

Practice

1 What does vorübergehen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Schmerz geht bald ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches vorübergehen?

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