German word

vermissen in German sentences

vermissen means "to miss" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.

Examples

Das Kind vermisst seine Mutter im Krankenhaus.

The child misses its mother in the hospital.

Wir vermissen den alten Park in der Stadt.

We miss the old park in the city.

Lara vermisst den Schlüssel seit dem Kurs.

Lara has been missing the key since class.

Lara vermisst ihr altes Zimmer nicht zu sehr.

Lara does not miss her old room too much.

Nach der Reise vermisst die Familie ihr Haus.

After the trip, the family misses its house.

Common mistake

Do not memorize only the infinitive vermissen. Read it in short sentences so word order and forms become familiar.