vergangen
past; bygone; elapsed
Word details
- German meaning
- Vorbei, nicht mehr aktuell, in der Vergangenheit liegend.
- English meaning
- Past
- Synonym
- vorbei, abgelaufen
- German example
- Die vergangen Zeiten waren nicht immer einfach.
- English example
- The past times were not always easy.
Related words
- Vergangenheit
Past
- Vergangenheitsbewältigung
Coming to terms with the past
- Mitvergangenheit
The simple past tense, also known as the preterite, is a past tense form in German.
- Vorvergangenheit
Pluperfect
- Idealisierung
Idealization
- Flash-back
Flashback
- anspielen
To allude
- Archäologin
Archaeologist
- Eisbohrkern
An ice core is a cylindrical sample of ice removed from a glacier or ice sheet to obtain information about past climate conditions.
- Inflationsrechner
Inflation calculator
- Freilichtmuseum
open-air museum
- Vergegenwärtigung
Realization means to become aware of something or to recall something to mind.
- Wortform
Word form
- Schlussstrich
Final line, clean break
- Mentalitätsgeschichte
History of mentalities
- Verklärung
Transfiguration, idealization
- Physikus
Physician
- Lebensrune
Life rune
- getrunken
Drunk
- gesagt
Said
- vergehen
Pass (time), commit (crime)
- gesollt
"Gesollt" is the past participle of the modal verb "sollen" and describes an obligation or expectation that was in the past.
- gemusst
Had to
- vorübergegangen
Passed, gone
- nachtragen
to hold a grudge
- fossil
Fossil
- vorig
previous
- rückblickend
In retrospect
- gestrig
Yesterday's
- vorjährig
Last year's
- schwarzfeldrig
Fallow field farming
- metadiegetisch
Metadiegetic
- nachtragend
resentful, vindictive
- ogygisch
Ogygian means very old or primeval, often in connection with mythical or legendary times.
- paläontologisch
paleontological
- präterital
Imperfect tense, past tense
- vulkanistisch
Volcanistic
- Zeit
time
- gedauert
Lasted
- Erinnerung
A memory is something that reminds us of past events or people.
- Aktualismus
uniformitarianism
- Präteritum
past tense (preterite)
- Hommage
Homage
- Archäologe
Archaeologist
- Palynologie
Palynology
- Geschichtsquelle
Historical source
- Räumte
Cleared
- Vokalwechsel
A vowel change is an alteration of the vowel in a word stem that indicates grammatical information such as number or tense.
- Nostalgikerin
Nostalgic person (female)
Example sentences with “vergangen”
In den vergangenen Jahren hat sich viel geändert. (In the past years, much has changed.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between 'vergangen' and 'letzte'?
'Vergangen' emphasizes the state of being over or elapsed, whereas 'letzte' simply means 'last' in a sequence.