Breakdown of Der Ausschlag ist nicht verschwunden.
sein
to be
nicht
not
verschwinden
to disappear
der Ausschlag
the rash
Questions & Answers about Der Ausschlag ist nicht verschwunden.
Why is nicht placed right before verschwunden rather than right after ist?
When negating an entire sentence, nicht goes as close to the end as possible. In the perfect tense, the past participle (verschwunden) claims the absolute final spot in the clause, so nicht has to sit immediately before it.
Why do we use ist here instead of hat to say "did not disappear"?
The verb verschwinden (to disappear) describes a change of condition or state. Verbs that express a change of state or a change of location always use sein (here as ist) instead of haben to form the perfect past tense.
Is verschwinden a regular or irregular verb?
It is an irregular (strong) verb. Notice how the vowel changes: verschwinden (present), verschwand (simple past), and ist verschwunden (past participle).
If I wanted to say "The rash didn't disappear TODAY", where would nicht go?
You would say: Der Ausschlag ist nicht heute verschwunden. When you want to negate a specific detail rather than the whole sentence, nicht moves right in front of the word you are negating.