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GERMAN VERB

loswerden

to get rid of

  • #489 most used
  • Strong verb
  • Past participle: losgeworden

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

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

Simple past

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

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

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

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

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

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

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

How to use loswerden

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

  1. Present

    Ich werde diese Erkältung einfach nicht los.

    I just can't shake off this cold.

  2. Simple past

    Auf dem Flohmarkt wurde er alles los.

    At the flea market he got rid of everything.

  3. Perfect

    Endlich sind wir das alte Sofa losgeworden.

    We've finally got rid of the old sofa.

  4. Future

    Du wirst den Geruch nur mit Lüften loswerden.

    You'll only get rid of the smell by airing the room.

  5. Conditional

    Ich würde die alten Bücher gern loswerden.

    I'd like to get rid of the old books.

  6. Imperative

    Werde den Kram los, du brauchst ihn nicht!

    Get rid of the stuff, you don't need it!

Good to know

  • Loswerden is also to get something off your chest: ich muss mal was loswerden.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: strong verb.