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Der verspätete Zug kommt endlich an. The delayed train is finally arriving.

adjective · A2

verspätet

[fɛɐ̯ˈʃpɛːtət]

delayed, late

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ver prefix spät root et ending

ver-
often a change, a loss or "away": vermieten (to rent out), verlieren (to lose), sich verlaufen (to get lost).

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