Day 39 - verb practice Flashcards
zu.sehen…to watch. SAH ZU, ZUSEHEN. dative
sieht zu
verpassen…to miss (a bus, train, etc.)
vermissen…to miss someone
vermissen…to miss (a person)
verpassen…to miss a bus, train, etc
vergehen…to pass, to go by (time). VERGING, VERGANGEN
umziehen…to move, to change residences. ZOG UM, UMGEZOGEN
umziehen sich…to change clothes. ZOG UM, UMGEZOGEN
geschehen…to happen, to occur (as in events). GESCHAH, GESCHEHEN
geschiet
passieren…to happen, to occur (to oneself)
*Geschehen and passieren are basically interchangeable, but there are some subtle differences. Passieren has a nuance similar to It came to pass that… and is more often used when things happen to you. Geschehen usually refers to events. English uses the proposition to, German uses mit. However, pronouns don’t require mit. For example: What happened to the food? Was ist mit dem Essen passiert? What happened to you? Was ist dir passiert? There are also a some idiomatic phrases:
No matter what happens… Egal, was passiert…
There’s no use crying over spilled milk. Was geschehen ist, ist geschehen.
erscheinen…to appear. ERSCHIEN, ERSCHIENEN
Samiel, Samiel, erschein!
erkennen…to recognize
- I watch the ducks every day.
Ich sehe den Enten jeden Tag zu.
- I miss the bus every day.
Ich verpasse den Bus jeden Tag.
- She misses him.
Sie vermisst ihn.
- They are moving to Germany.
Sie ziehen nach Deutschland um.
- I have to change clothes.
Ich muss mich umziehen.
