Illustration of the B1 German word “vermissen”, which translates to “to miss”. Pip, a small round-faced child with an enormous mop of curly dark hair and denim dungarees, gazes up wistfully at a huge glowing heart-shaped hole in the clouds, one hand reaching toward a faraway absent friend.
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vermissen

to miss

/fɛɐ̯ˈmɪsn̩/

Conjugation

Principal parts

vermissen, vermisste, hat vermisst

ich vermisse
du vermisst
er/sie/es vermisst
wir vermissen
ihr vermisst
sie/Sie vermissen

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Examples — vermissen in a sentence

Ich vermisse meine Familie sehr.

I miss my family very much.

Vermisst du dein altes Zuhause?

Do you miss your old home?

How to remember it

VER-missen sounds like 'FAIR-miss-en'. You MISS a FAIR-y when she's MISSED from her usual spot.

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das Visum

/ˈviːzʊm/

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visa

Examples

Für die Reise nach Kanada benötige ich ein Visum.

For the trip to Canada, I need a visa.

Sie musste ihr Visum verlängern lassen, um länger zu bleiben.

She had to have her visa extended to stay longer.

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vorher

/ˈfoːɐ̯heːɐ̯/

before

Examples

Hast du vorher angerufen?

Did you call before?

Ich muss das vorher noch erledigen.

I still have to take care of that beforehand.

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während

/ˈvɛːʁənt/

while

Examples

Während sie las, schlief ihr Kind.

While she was reading, her child slept.

Wir sprachen, während wir spazieren gingen.

We talked while we were walking.

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das Abenteuer

/ˈaːbn̩tɔɪ̯ɐ/

adventure

Examples

Ich suche immer das nächste Abenteuer.

I am always looking for the next adventure.

Das war ein echtes Abenteuer für uns alle.

That was a real adventure for all of us.

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abenteuerlustig

/ˈaːbn̩tɔɪ̯ɐˌlʊstɪç/

adventurous

Comparative Forms

Positive abenteuerlustig
Komparativ abenteuerlustiger
Superlativ am abenteuerlustigsten

Examples

Er ist ein sehr abenteuerlustiger Mensch.

He is a very adventurous person.

Meine Freunde sind sehr abenteuerlustig.

My friends are very adventurous.

Illustration of the B1 German word “abgelegen”, which translates to “remote”. A lone white mountain goat sits atop a solitary rock spire, peering through a brass telescope across an endless sea of clouds toward a single faraway glowing lighthouse, utterly cut off from the world.
abgelegen

/ˈapɡəˌleːɡn̩/

remote

Comparative Forms

Positive abgelegen
Komparativ abgelegener
Superlativ am abgelegensten

Examples

Das Haus liegt an einem abgelegenen Ort.

The house is in a remote place.

Sie suchten nach einem abgelegenen Strand.

They looked for a remote beach.

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