losgehen

/ˈloːsˌɡeːən/

verb B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
geht los
past
ging los
perfect
ist losgegangen

Meaning

  1. to start, to begin, to go off (of an event or an alarm)

    Built from los (off, loose) + gehen (to go).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: punctual. Transitivity: transitive.

Made of

  • los off, loose
  • gehen to go

Practice

1 What does losgehen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wann ___ das Spiel los?

3 Which fingerprint chart matches losgehen?

See also

verbirregularseparablecompound

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