Vergangenheit
noun · /fɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋənhaɪ̯t/ ·Etymology
From vergangen + -heit.
Translation
-
the past (time)
feminine, no-plural
Die Vergangenheit kann man nur kennen, nicht ändern. Die Zukunft kann man nur ändern, nicht kennen.
The past can only be known, not changed. The future can only be changed, not known.
Jede Generation muss aufs Neue die Wahrheiten der Vergangenheit wiederentdecken.
Each generation would have to rediscover for itself the truths of the past.
Mach dir über die Vergangenheit keine Gedanken!
Don't worry about the past.
- antecedents source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
- in the past source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
- past source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
- past source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en
- past tense feminine, no-plural, past
Declension
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Vergangenheit |
| Accusative | Vergangenheit |
| Dative | Vergangenheit |
| Genitive | Vergangenheit |