losen
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
losen
- inflection of lose:
Verb edit
losen (weak, third-person singular present lost, past tense loste, past participle gelost, auxiliary haben)
- to draw lots; to draw straws; to toss up
Conjugation edit
infinitive | losen | ||||
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present participle | losend | ||||
past participle | gelost | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich lose | wir losen | i | ich lose | wir losen |
du lost | ihr lost | du losest | ihr loset | ||
er lost | sie losen | er lose | sie losen | ||
preterite | ich loste | wir losten | ii | ich loste1 | wir losten1 |
du lostest | ihr lostet | du lostest1 | ihr lostet1 | ||
er loste | sie losten | er loste1 | sie losten1 | ||
imperative | los (du) lose (du) |
lost (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From los (“adj”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
losen
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of losen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
References edit
- “lọ̄sen, v.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Noun edit
losen m
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
losen m
Old High German edit
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
losen
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of lōsen (weak class 1)
infinitive | lōsen | |
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indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | lōsu | lōsta |
2nd person singular | lōsis, lōsist | lōstōs, lōstōst |
3rd person singular | lōsit | lōsta |
1st person plural | lōsem, lōsemēs | lōstum, lōstumēs |
2nd person plural | lōset | lōstut |
3rd person plural | lōsent | lōstun |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st person singular | lōse | lōsti |
2nd person singular | lōsēs, lōsēst | lōstīs, lōstīst |
3rd person singular | lōse | lōsti |
1st person plural | lōsēm, lōsēn, lōsemēs | lōstīm, lōstīn, lōstīmēs |
2nd person plural | lōsēt | lōstīt |
3rd person plural | lōsēn | lōstīn |
imperative | present | |
singular | lōsi | |
plural | lōset | |
participle | present | past |
lōsenti | gilōst |
Descendants edit
References edit
- Wright, Joseph. (1906) 2nd ed. An Old High German Primer