sich verirren

get lost

verb zikh fer-EE-ren Less Common

Origin: from irren (to err)

Also means

lose one's way

Usage Note

sich verirren is reflexive and means to lose one's way, as in ich habe mich verirrt. It implies taking wrong turns; for being unable to find a place at all, Germans often add im Wald or in der Stadt.

Examples

"Ohne Karte haben wir uns im Altstadtviertel verirrt."

Natural Translation

Without a map we got lost in the old town quarter.

Literal Translation

Without map have we us in-the old-town-quarter lost.

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