verloren|gehen
Translation
to get lost, to go missing
Examples
Der Brief ist auf dem Postweg verlorengegangen.
The letter got lost in the post.
Hoffentlich geht nichts Wichtiges verloren.
Hopefully nothing important gets lost.
Grammar Patterns
(Subject) (subject) gets lost My suitcase got lost at the airport.
Similar Words
Synonyms: verschwinden (to disappear), abhandenkommen (to get lost); Antonyms: auftauchen (to appear), ankommen (to arrive)
Etymology
A compound of 'verloren' (lost) and 'gehen' (to go). It literally means 'to go lost'.
Memory Tips
It's a separable verb. Remember it as something 'gehen' (going) away and becoming 'verloren' (lost).