No. 15,417 in German
verloren
"Verloren" means "lost" in English.
In a sentence
Ich habe meinen Schlüssel verloren.
I have lost my key.
The term 'verloren' here is used as the past participle for 'verlieren', illustrating a completed action of losing something.
Er fühlt sich verloren in der neuen Stadt.
He feels lost in the new city.
Here, 'verloren' is used as an adjective describing a state of being lost or confused.
Dieses Konzept ist in der Diskussion verloren gegangen.
This concept was lost in the discussion.
In this example, 'verloren' operates within the verb phrase 'verloren gegangen' to indicate that something was overlooked or disappeared during the discourse.
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