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gewesen

A2 Verb / Adjective frequency rank #241

What gewesen means

Verb

  1. been (past participle of sein)

Adjective

  1. former; erstwhile neutral, but now often with the negative tone of has-been

Forms

sein · ist · war · ist gewesen | Adjective / past participle

Pronunciation

gewesen in a sentence

Ich bin noch nie in Wien gewesen.

I have never been to Vienna.

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gewesen is A2 German — still elementary vocabulary, ranked #241 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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