undone / as if it never happened
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to undo
To make something that happened no longer count or to cancel out its consequences. This often expresses that an event cannot be undone.
Ich würde meinen Fehler gern ungeschehen machen, aber dafür ist es zu spät.
I would love to undo my mistake, but it's too late for that.
as if it never happened
Not having happened; treated as though something had never taken place.
Nach seiner Entschuldigung betrachtete sie die Beleidigung als ungeschehen.
After he apologized, she regarded the insult as never having happened.
| basic form | ungeschehen |
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| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
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| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
Add the ending to ungeschehen.
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
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| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
Add the ending to ungeschehen.
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
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| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
Add the ending to ungeschehen.
'Ungeschehen' consists of 'un-' and 'geschehen' (to happen). Here, the prefix 'un-' creates the negative meaning: something is treated as though it had not happened.
Der Streit lässt sich nicht einfach ungeschehen machen.
The argument can't simply be undone.
In the meaning 'to undo', 'ungeschehen' is particularly often used in the fixed expression 'etwas ungeschehen machen' (to undo something). The thing being undone is in the accusative.
Sie wollte ihre verletzenden Worte ungeschehen machen.
She wanted to undo her hurtful words.
When something is to be considered as though it had not happened, 'ungeschehen' often follows 'als' with verbs such as 'betrachten' (to regard), 'ansehen' (to view), or 'behandeln' (to treat).
Nach dem Gespräch behandelten beide den Streit als ungeschehen.
After the conversation, both of them treated the argument as if it had never happened.
