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den Zug verpassen / versäumen

to miss the train

Türkçe: treni kaçırmak

Noun
der Zug m.
Verb
versäumen
Topic
Gesellschaft und Leben

In a sentence

Which form of versäumen fills the gap?

Sie ____ den Zug, weil ihr Wecker nicht geklingelt hat.

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Sie verpasst den Zug, weil ihr Wecker nicht geklingelt hat.

How it is used

Neutral. Means 'to miss the train' – literally arriving late, or figuratively losing an opportunity. Use at a station or in a job interview about a missed chance. 'Versäumen' is slightly more formal than 'verpassen.'

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