gewesen
be
Es ist die Vergangenheitsform von 'sein'. Man nutzt es, um etwas auszudrücken, das in der Vergangenheit passiert oder existiert hat.
The word "gewesen" is the past participle of the German verb "sein," which means "to be." As a past participle, "gewesen" is used in forming the perfect tense (Perfekt) and pluperfect tense (Plusquamperfekt) in German to indicate an action or state of being that was completed in the past.
Similar words in German include other past participles of auxiliary verbs, such as "gehabt" (had) from "haben" (to have), "geworden" (become) from "werden" (to become), and "gekommen" (come) from "kommen" (to come).
The difference between "gewesen" and these similar words is primarily their usage. "Gewesen" pertains specifically to the state of being, while "gehabt", "geworden", and "gekommen" pertain to having, becoming, and coming, respectively. Each is used within their respective verbs' contexts to form different tenses.
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Examples
Du bist lange nicht dort gewesen.verb
You have not been there for a long time.
Ich bin am Wochenende krank gewesen.verb
I have been sick over the weekend.
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