This is the 3976th most frequent German word.
vergangenes
"Vergangenes" means "something past" or "the past."
The word "vergangenes" is used as an adjective modifying "Jahr" (year), indicating that the year being referred to is in the past.
Das vergangene Jahr war voller Überraschungen.
The past year was full of surprises.
The term "vergangener" is used as an adjective modifying "Zeit" (time), signifying that the time period being discussed has already elapsed.
In vergangener Zeit lebten Menschen anders.
In past times, people lived differently.
Here, "Vergangenes" is used as a nominalized adjective, functioning as a noun to denote past events or occurrences generally.