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An example use of vergangenheit in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:
“… die vergangenheit fallen lassen da ist …”
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the word vergangenheit occurs in german on average 76.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.