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GERMAN VERB

lösen

to solve; to loosen

  • #347 most used
  • Weak verb
  • Past participle: gelöst

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

  1. ich I solve
  2. du you solve
  3. er, sie, es he/she solves
  4. wir we solve
  5. ihr you all solve
  6. sie, Sie they solve

Simple past

Präteritum · the past of writing, and of sein, haben and the modals in speech

  1. ich I solved
  2. du you solved
  3. er, sie, es he/she solved
  4. wir we solved
  5. ihr you all solved
  6. sie, Sie they solved

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

  1. ich I have solved
  2. du you have solved
  3. er, sie, es he/she has solved
  4. wir we have solved
  5. ihr you all have solved
  6. sie, Sie they have solved

Future

Futur I · “werden”; in speech the present with “morgen” does the job

  1. ich I will solve
  2. du you will solve
  3. er, sie, es he/she will solve
  4. wir we will solve
  5. ihr you all will solve
  6. sie, Sie they will solve

Conditional

Konjunktiv II · “would”: “würde”, and “wäre”, “hätte”, “könnte”

  1. ich I would solve
  2. du you would solve
  3. er, sie, es he/she would solve
  4. wir we would solve
  5. ihr you all would solve
  6. sie, Sie they would solve

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

  1. du solve!
  2. ihr solve! (all of you)
  3. Sie solve! (formal)

How to use lösen

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Ich löse gern Rätsel im Zug.

    I like solving puzzles on the train.

  2. Simple past

    Sie löste das Problem in fünf Minuten.

    She solved the problem in five minutes.

  3. Perfect

    Hast du die Aufgabe schon gelöst?

    Have you solved the exercise yet?

  4. Future

    Wir werden das gemeinsam lösen.

    We'll solve it together.

  5. Conditional

    Ich würde zuerst den Knoten lösen.

    I would loosen the knot first.

  6. Imperative

    Lös den Gürtel ein bisschen, dann sitzt du bequemer.

    Loosen the belt a bit, then you'll sit more comfortably.

Good to know

  • Eine Fahrkarte lösen is to buy a ticket, at a machine or a counter.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: weak verb.