ich versage

fail

→ versagen
ver change into, away, or completely + sag to say; to tell someone something + e 1st-person singular present; also subjunctive
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, present tense Rare #42,397
fail In this sense, versagen means to fail or not succeed at something; it is often used without stating what the person fails at.
GE: Ich versage nicht.
EN: I’m not failing.
Conjugation of versagen
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First versage versagen
Second — versagt
Third versagt versagen
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First versage versagen
Third versage versagen

Was geschieht, wenn ich versage?

What happens if I fail?

Was ist, wenn ich versage?

What if I fail?

— Assassination (2015)

Kaum bin ich auf der Straße, versage ich.

No sooner am I out on the street than I fail.

— Taxi (1998)

Ich versage nie.

I never fail.

Ich versage nicht noch einmal.

I won't fail again.

— Suzume (2022)