Adjective: los
Indefinite Forms
| masc. & fem. | losse |
| neuter | los |
Comparison Forms
| Positive | losse |
| Comparative | lossere |
| Superlative | loste |
Sample Sentences
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De losse kleding zat comfortabel. (The loose clothing was comfortable.)
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Zorg ervoor dat de schroeven goed vastzitten en niet los zijn. (Make sure the screws are tightly fastened and not loose.)
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Dit product is niet bestemd voor losse verkoop. (This product is not intended to be sold individually.)
Adjectives inflected like los
tintelfris,
ongewis,
los,
hes,
ros,
ras,
kompres,
dras,
fris,
bros,
knus,
kras,
Etymology
1. Inherited from Middle Dutch los, from Old Dutch *los, from Proto-West Germanic *lus (a-stem), from Proto-Germanic *lusaz, related to *lausaz.
2. Cognate with Ripuarian Central Franconian loss, Luxembourgish lass, lues. Related with Dutch loos, the cognate of German los, lose, English loose. See: English Adjectives '
loose'.
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