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Meet lösen

Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.

All 9 meanings

  1. (transitive) to loose; to loosen; to detach; to remove
  2. (transitive) to separate
  3. (transitive) to cast off; to remove
  4. (transitive, of a problem, puzzle, question, conflict, figuratively) to solve; to resolve; to answer
  5. (reflexive) to come loose
  6. (reflexive) to dissolve
Forms

How lösen changes

PronounPräsensPräteritum
ichlöselöste
dulöstlöstest
er/sie/eslöstlöste
wirlösenlösten
ihrlöstlöstet
Sielösenlösten

Partizip II gelöst · Perfekt with haben

Three examples

  1. 1
    Ich löse die Aufgabe.I solve the exercise.solve a problem
  2. 2
    Wir haben den Knoten gelöst.We untied the knot.Perfekt with haben
  3. 3
    Ich sehe, dass sich der Knopf löst.I can see that the button is coming loose.verb at the end after dass
Verb family

Separable verbs built on lösen

Add a prefix to lösen and the meaning changes.

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