Vorvergangenheit

== German == === Etymology === From vor- (“pre-”) +‎ Vergangenheit (“past”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfoːrferˌɡaŋənhaɪ̯t/, [ˈfoːɐ̯.fɛɐ̯ˌɡa.ŋ(ə)n.haɪ̯t], [ˈfɔɐ̯-], [-fɐ-], [-ˌɡa.ŋŋ̍-] Hyphenation: Vor‧ver‧gan‧gen‧heit === Noun === Vorvergangenheit f (genitive Vorvergangenheit, plural Vorvergangenheiten) (grammar) a more distant past as seen from a more recent past (grammar, less common) synonym of Plusquamperfekt (“the pluperfect as a specific verbal tense”) ==== Usage notes ==== For example, the phrase Ich erinnerte mich daran, wie es vorher war (“I remembered how it was before”) is Vorvergangenheit, but not Plusquamperfekt (i.e. wie es vorher gewesen war (“how it had been before”)). The same distinction of time and tense is usually made between Gegenwart and Präsens, between Zukunft and Futur, and always between Vergangenheit and the various past tenses. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Vorvergangenheit” in Duden online