verlassen

Verlassen is a German verb meaning "to leave" or "to abandon." It is transitive and typically takes a direct object, such as in "Ich verlasse die Stadt" (I am leaving the city) or "Sie verließ ihn" (She left him).

Conjugation in the present tense is: ich verlasse, du verlässt, er verlässt, wir verlassen, ihr verlasst, sie/Sie verlassen. The simple past is "verließ" (ich verließ, du verließest, er verließ, wir verließen, ihr verließen, sie verließen). The perfect tense is formed with "haben" + "verlassen" (ich habe die Stadt verlassen). The past participle is "verlassen." The prefix "ver-" adds nuance of completion or result and is not separable here.

As an adjective, "verlassen" means abandoned or deserted, as in "ein verlassenes Haus." The noun form "das Verlassen" denotes the act of leaving or abandonment and occurs mainly in formal or abstract contexts. Phrases include "jemanden/etwas verlassen" (to leave someone/something) and "die Stadt verlassen" (to leave the city).