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    Das ist mir vollkommen entgangen.

    Grammar & Usage

    Complete sentence / Idiomatic expression
    Neutral to slightly formal

    How it works

    Subject (das) + Copula (ist) + Dative object (mir) + Adverb (vollkommen) + Past participle (entgangen). Uses the 'sein' auxiliary for the perfect tense of a verb of motion/state change.

    Sample sentences

    Es tut mir leid, dieser Termin ist mir vollkommen entgangen.

    I'm sorry, that appointment completely escaped my notice.

    Dass sie wütend war, ist mir vollkommen entgangen.

    That she was angry completely escaped me.

    Quick facts

    nuance:Entgehen implies a lack of perception or noticing rather than a failure of memory.
    verbForm:Perfekt (Indikativ)
    auxiliary:sein
    caseGovernance:Dative (mir)

    Mnemonic

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    Example

    Es tut mir leid, dieser Termin ist mir vollkommen entgangen.

    I'm sorry, that appointment completely escaped my notice.

    Dass sie wütend war, ist mir vollkommen entgangen.

    That she was angry completely escaped me.

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