to escape / miss
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to miss
To fail to notice something, overlook it, or not become aware of it. It is often used with a dative object that indicates the person who does not notice something.
Mir ist völlig entgangen, dass heute dein Geburtstag ist.
I completely missed the fact that today is your birthday.
to escape
To successfully avoid or escape an unpleasant situation, a danger, or a punishment.
Der Täter konnte der Polizei nur knapp entgehen.
The perpetrator only narrowly escaped the police.
to miss out on something
To miss a good opportunity or a nice experience; to not take part in something positive.
Dieses Konzert solltest du dir auf keinen Fall entgehen lassen.
You definitely shouldn't miss out on this concert.
'Entgehen' (to escape / miss) is an inseparable verb because it begins with the prefix 'ent-'. The prefix remains attached to the verb in all conjugations and sentence forms.
Leider ist mir diese Information entgangen.
Unfortunately, I missed this information.
The verb 'entgehen' (to escape / miss) is always used with the dative. The person who does not notice something or escapes something is in the dative.
Dem aufmerksamen Detektiv entging kein Detail.
No detail escaped the attentive detective.
When someone does not notice something, the impersonal structure 'Es ist [Dativ] entgangen, dass ...' (It escaped [dative person] that ...) is often used. What the person did not notice follows in a subordinate clause.
Es ist mir entgangen, dass du eine neue Frisur hast.
I missed the fact that you have a new hairstyle.
The expression 'sich etwas entgehen lassen' (to miss out on something) is reflexive. The person is in the dative ('sich'), and the missed opportunity is in the accusative ('etwas').
Die Party war großartig, du hast dir wirklich etwas entgehen lassen!
The party was great; you really missed out!
to handle / avoid / circulate
Both verbs can express avoiding a danger. Etwas umgehen emphasizes actively going around it, usually with an accusative. Einer Gefahr entgehen, on the other hand, describes not being affected by the danger or escaping it, and takes a dative.
Sie entgeht der Gefahr, weil sie rechtzeitig einen anderen Weg durch den Wald nimmt.
She escapes the danger because she takes a different path through the forest in time.
Sie umgeht die Gefahr, indem sie einen anderen Weg durch den Wald nimmt.
She avoids the danger by taking a different path through the forest.
