verrinnen
Translation
to pass (of time), to run out, to trickle away
Examples
Die Zeit verrinnt wie im Flug.
Time flies by.
Der Sand verrann zwischen seinen Fingern.
The sand trickled away between his fingers.
Grammar Patterns
((subject)) passes / runs out Die Zeit verrinnt.
Similar Words
vergehen (to pass), verstreichen (to elapse)
Etymology
From the prefix `ver-` (away, completion) + `rinnen` (to run, flow). Literally 'to flow away'.
Memory Tips
Picture time or sand 'running' (`rinnen`) 'away' (`ver-`) from you, highlighting the sense of loss or unstoppable passage.