No. 4,366 in German
gelöscht
"Gelöscht" means "deleted" or "erased" in English.
In a sentence
Die alte Datei wurde versehentlich gelöscht.
The old file was accidentally deleted.
'Gelöscht' is used here as the past participle in passive voice construction to indicate that an action occurred, specifically the deletion of a file.
Kannst du mir sagen, wie ich eine Nachricht auf meinem Handy gelöscht habe?
Can you tell me how I deleted a message on my phone?
'Gelöscht' is used here as part of the present perfect tense (habe gelöscht) to describe a completed action that occurred in the past, the deletion of a message.
Nachdem ich die irrelevanten Texte gelöscht hatte, wirkte das Dokument klarer.
After I had deleted the irrelevant texts, the document appeared clearer.
'Gelöscht' is used as part of the past perfect tense (hatte gelöscht) to denote a condition relevant to a subsequent event, emphasizing the earlier completion of the deletion action.
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