verunglückt
Translation
had an accident, crashed, met with an accident
Examples
Der Fahrer ist schwer verunglückt.
The driver had a serious accident.
Das verunglückte Auto wurde abgeschleppt.
The crashed car was towed away.
Er ist bei dem Unfall tödlich verunglückt.
He was fatally injured in the accident.
Grammar Patterns
to be ((seriously/fatally)) injured in an accident to have a (serious/fatal) accident He was fatally injured in the accident.
Similar Words
verletzt (injured); Antonyms: unverletzt (uninjured)
Etymology
From the prefix 'ver-' (indicating something went wrong) + 'Unglück' (misfortune, accident). Literally 'to meet with misfortune'.
Memory Tips
Think of an 'un-lucky' ('Unglück') event happening. The 'ver-' prefix often implies a negative or mistaken outcome.