Past - Vergangenheit (The 1196th Most Common German Word)

The German word for Past is Vergangenheit. This word often comes up when talking about location & place, time & frequency. It can be used as noun. It is classified as a A2 word, and is the 1196th most commonly used word in German. You can listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Our app contains over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common German words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

en English: past

de German: vergangenheit

Examples

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Leave the past behind and go on. Lass die Vergangenheit hinter dir und mach weiter.
There is no future without the past. Es gibt keine Zukunft ohne die Vergangenheit.
It is possible for us to know what has been achieved in the past, but it is not possible for us to change it. And it is possible for us to change the future, but it is not possible for us to know what will be achieved in it. Die Vergangenheit kann man nur kennen, nicht ändern. Die Zukunft kann man nur ändern, nicht kennen.
Pleasure is always in the past or in the future, never in the present. Zufriedenheit befindet sich immer nur in der Vergangenheit oder in der Zukunft, aber nie in der Gegenwart.
I prefer to forget the past. Ich ziehe es vor, die Vergangenheit zu vergessen.
What happened belongs to the past. Was passiert ist, gehört der Vergangenheit an.
He's done it in the past. Er hat es in der Vergangenheit getan.
I don't care about your past. Deine Vergangenheit geht mich nichts an.

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It's time to reflect on your past. Es ist ein guter Zeitpunkt, seine Vergangenheit Revue passieren zu lassen.
It is time to reflect on your past. Es ist ein guter Zeitpunkt, seine Vergangenheit Revue passieren zu lassen.
History deals with the past. Geschichte hat mit der Vergangenheit zu tun.
He has a checkered past. Er hat eine bewegte Vergangenheit.
Archeology reveals the secrets of the past. Die Archäologie deckt die Geheimnisse der Vergangenheit auf.
One cannot erase the past. Man kann die Vergangenheit nicht auslöschen.
I'm your past. Ich bin deine Vergangenheit.
Future needs past. Zukunft braucht Vergangenheit.
I remember the past. Ich erinnere mich an die Vergangenheit.
You can never plan the future by the past. Du kannst die Zukunft nicht aus der Vergangenheit heraus planen.
To foresee is to project in the future what one has perceived in the past. Voraussehen heißt in die Zukunft projizieren, was man in der Vergangenheit wahrgenommen hat.
Tom lives in the past. Tom lebt in der Vergangenheit.
Tom is stuck in the past. Tom steckt in der Vergangenheit fest.

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Past - Vergangenheit (The 1196th Most Common German Word)

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