verlassen

verlassen

"Verlassen" means "to leave" or "to abandon."

Here, "verlassen" is used as a verb in the sense of "to leave", signifying the act of departing a location.

Ich verlasse das Haus um acht Uhr.

I leave the house at eight o'clock.

In this sentence, "verlassen" is employed figuratively to mean "to abandon" or "to forsake", indicating someone leaving another emotionally or physically.

Er hat mich in meiner schwersten Zeit verlassen.

He abandoned me in my hardest time.

Here, "verlassen" is used as an adjective (verlassene) stemming from the past participle, describing something that has been abandoned or is empty.

Das verlassene Gebäude steht schon seit Jahren leer.

The abandoned building has been vacant for years.