verliert

Verliert is the third-person singular present tense form of the German verb verlieren, meaning “to lose” or “to misplace.” It is used with subjects such as er, sie, or es to indicate that something is lost, or that a person or team fails to win. Examples: Er verliert seine Schlüssel. Das Team verliert das Spiel.

Grammatically, verlieren belongs to the ver- prefix verbs in German. In the present tense the forms are: ich verliere, du verlierst, er/sie/es verliert, wir verlieren, ihr verliert, sie/Sie verlieren. The past participle is verloren and is used with haben in the perfect: er hat verloren. The simple past (Präteritum) is verlor (ich verlor, du verlorst, er verlor, wir verloren, ihr verloren, sie verloren).

Usage covers a range of senses: losing physical objects (Ich habe meinen Schlüssel verloren), losing a competition or game (Das Team verliert das Rennen), and losing someone or something in a broader sense (Jemanden aus den Augen verlieren). The form verliert also appears in news, sports commentary, and everyday speech.

Notes: The prefix ver- is common in German and often marks reversal or completion. Although lose is the core meaning, verlieren has idiomatic uses such as “to lose track of” or “to lose ground.” The related noun das Verlieren refers to the act of losing, while Verlust denotes loss as a general concept.