verb
vermissen
hiányolni
Das Gefühl, das man hat, wenn eine Person oder Sache nicht da ist und man sie gerne wieder bei sich hätte.
The German word "vermissen" is a verb meaning "to miss" (someone or something). It is composed of the prefix "ver-" and the verb "missen" (related to "messen," meaning "to measure," but here as a base relates to longing or feeling the absence).
- "missen" in context means feeling the absence of something/someone.
Similar words:
- "fehlen" — to be lacking, to be missing
- "entsinnen" (reflexive "sich entsinnen") — to remember, recall
- "sehnen nach" — to long for
Differences:
- "vermissen" conveys emotional longing or personal absence of a person or thing.
- "fehlen" indicates the objective absence or lack rather than the emotional experience.
- "sehnen nach" focuses more on the desire or longing rather than simply missing.
In short, vermissen expresses the personal feeling of missing someone or something.
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Examples
Er vermisst seinen Schlüssel.verb
Hiányolja a kulcsát.
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