This is the 1327th most frequent German word.
vergangene
"Vergangene" means "past" or "former."
Used as an attribute for 'Woche' to denote the previous or past week.
Die vergangene Woche war sehr stressig.
The past week was very stressful.
Here, 'vergangenen' modifies 'Jahr', indicating the prior year.
Im vergangenen Jahr haben wir viele Fortschritte gemacht.
In the past year, we made significant progress.
Used to describe 'Ereignisse' as past, referring to events that have already occurred.