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to fail
To not have the desired success; to fail or go wrong. The verb is often used impersonally or with a dative object indicating the person whose undertaking fails.
Leider ist mir der Kuchen völlig misslungen.
Unfortunately, the cake completely failed for me.
'Misslingen' (to fail) is an inseparable verb. The prefix 'miss-' always stays attached to the verb and expresses that something fails or does not go as desired.
Ich hoffe, dass der Plan nicht misslingt.
I hope that the plan doesn't fail.
This verb is very often used with a dative construction. The person whose action fails is in the dative, while the thing that fails is the subject of the sentence.
Mir ist das Experiment leider misslungen.
Unfortunately, the experiment failed for me.
The perfect tense of 'misslingen' (to fail) is always formed with the auxiliary verb 'sein' because it describes a change of state, from a neutral state to a state of failure.
Der erste Versuch ist misslungen, aber wir probieren es noch einmal.
The first attempt failed, but we'll try again.
to fail
For an unsuccessful task, both scheitern and misslingen can be used. Scheitern places more emphasis on a person or undertaking failing to achieve its goal, while misslingen tends to evaluate the execution or result. Use scheitern for the unsuccessful attempt and misslingen for the failed result.
Uns misslang der Versuch, den Fehler trotz guter Vorbereitung zu beheben.
Despite thorough preparation, we failed to fix the error.
Unser Versuch, den Fehler zu beheben, scheiterte trotz guter Vorbereitung.
Our attempt to fix the error failed despite thorough preparation.
