den Zug verpassen / versäumen
to miss the train
Türkçe: treni kaçırmak
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.'
Other verbs that go with Zug
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- einen Zug machento make a move
- am Zug seinto be one's turn
- zum Zug(e) kommento get a turn
- den Zug erreichento catch the train
- den Zug besteigento board the train
- den Zug nehmento take the train
- den Zug verlassento leave the train
Other collocations built on versäumen
- einen Termin verpassen / versäumento miss an appointment
- eine Verabredung versäumento miss an appointment
More from Gesellschaft und Leben
- sich das Leben nehmento take his own life / He commits suicide
- zur Welt kommento be born
- die Macht habento have the power/authority
- die Macht ergreifento seize power
- Unfug machen / treiben / anstellento engage in playful, silly, or mildly disruptive behavior
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