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GERMAN VERB

vermissen

to miss, a person or a place

  • #370 most used
  • Weak verb
  • Past participle: vermisst

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

  1. ich I miss
  2. du you miss
  3. er, sie, es he/she misses
  4. wir we miss
  5. ihr you all miss
  6. sie, Sie they miss

Simple past

Präteritum · the past of writing, and of sein, haben and the modals in speech

  1. ich I missed
  2. du you missed
  3. er, sie, es he/she missed
  4. wir we missed
  5. ihr you all missed
  6. sie, Sie they missed

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

  1. ich I have missed
  2. du you have missed
  3. er, sie, es he/she has missed
  4. wir we have missed
  5. ihr you all have missed
  6. sie, Sie they have missed

Future

Futur I · “werden”; in speech the present with “morgen” does the job

  1. ich I will miss
  2. du you will miss
  3. er, sie, es he/she will miss
  4. wir we will miss
  5. ihr you all will miss
  6. sie, Sie they will miss

Conditional

Konjunktiv II · “would”: “würde”, and “wäre”, “hätte”, “könnte”

  1. ich I would miss
  2. du you would miss
  3. er, sie, es he/she would miss
  4. wir we would miss
  5. ihr you all would miss
  6. sie, Sie they would miss

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

  1. du miss!
  2. ihr miss! (all of you)
  3. Sie miss! (formal)

How to use vermissen

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Ich vermisse dich jetzt schon.

    I miss you already.

  2. Simple past

    In Hamburg vermisste sie die Berge.

    In Hamburg she missed the mountains.

  3. Perfect

    Wir haben euch sehr vermisst!

    We missed you a lot!

  4. Future

    Ich werde diese Stadt vermissen.

    I'll miss this city.

  5. Conditional

    Würdest du mich vermissen, wenn ich wegziehe?

    Would you miss me if I moved away?

  6. Imperative

    Vermiss mich nicht zu sehr!

    Don't miss me too much!

Good to know

  • Vermissen is to miss someone you love; to miss a train or a chance is verpassen.

Where you hear vermissen

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

German · Intermediate Level 1

  • Ich vermisse meine Familie. I miss my family.
  • Ich habe Berlin vermisst. I missed Berlin.
  • Sie werden das Meer vermissen. You'll miss the sea.

German · Intermediate Level 3

  • Ich vermisse meine Familie. I miss my family.
  • Ich habe Berlin vermisst. I missed Berlin.
  • Sie werden das Meer vermissen. You'll miss the sea.
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A Postcard to Milwaukee

Intermediate Level 1 · Schön. Vermissen Sie Ihre Familie? · Ja. Ich schreibe: Ich vermisse euch.

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Nina Calls

Intermediate Level 1 · Vielleicht. Und du? Vermisst du Berlin?

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Memories of Milwaukee

Intermediate Level 1 · Das vermisse ich.

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At the Airport

Intermediate Level 3 · Ich habe dich vermisst.

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