verloren|gehen
Translation
to get lost, to go missing
Examples
Der Brief ist auf dem Postweg verlorengegangen.
The letter got lost in the mail.
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
Composed of 'verloren' (lost) and 'gehen' (to go). The literal translation is 'to go lost'.
Memory Tips
This is a separable verb. Think of it as an item 'gehen' (going) somewhere and ending up 'verloren' (lost).