No. 359 in Danish
tabte
"Tabte" means "lost" in English.
In a sentence
Jeg tabte min telefon på gulvet.
I dropped my phone on the floor.
Here, 'tabte' is used as the past tense of 'at tabe' which means 'to lose' or 'to drop'. In this context, it implies an accidental action of dropping something.
Han tabte kampen og følte sig skuffet.
He lost the match and felt disappointed.
In this sentence, 'tabte' is again the past tense of 'at tabe'. However, here it signifies 'losing' in the context of a competition or game.
Vi tabte orienteringen i den mørke skov.
We lost our direction in the dark forest.
'Tabte' in this example illustrates its meaning as 'losing' in reference to a state of being or an intangible concept, such as orientation.
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