Definition
A male participant who does not win a contest, game, or election.
Translations
- English
- male loser
- Français
- perdant
- Türkçe
- erkek kaybeden
- Polski
- przegrany
- Русский
- проигравший
- Українська
- переможений
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Verlierer
- B1
- Noun
- Sport & Fitness
male loser
/deːɐ̯ fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁɐ/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Verlierer
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Topics
- Sport & FitnessPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Verlierer gratulierte seinem Gegner fair zum Sieg.NominativSing.The loser fairly congratulated his opponent on the victory.
- Der Schiedsrichter tröstete den Verlierer nach dem Spiel.AkkusativSing.The referee comforted the loser after the game.
- Der Trainer sprach dem Verlierer nach dem Wettkampf Mut zu.DativSing.The coach encouraged the loser after the competition.
- Die Enttäuschung des Verlierers war deutlich zu spüren.GenitivSing.The loser’s disappointment was clearly palpable.
- Die Verlierer gratulierten den Gewinnern fair zum Sieg.NominativPlur.The losers fairly congratulated the winners on their victory.
- Die Zuschauer trösteten die Verlierer nach dem Finale.AkkusativPlur.The spectators comforted the losers after the final.
- Der Moderator dankte den Verlierern für ihre faire Haltung.DativPlur.The presenter thanked the losers for their fair attitude.
- Die Geschichten der Verlierer bewegten das Publikum.GenitivPlur.The losers’ stories moved the audience.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Verlierer/fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁɐ/
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Article phrase
der Verlierer/deːɐ̯ fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁɐ/
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Plural
Verlierer/fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁɐ/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Verlierer | die Verlierer |
| Akkusativ | den Verlierer | die Verlierer |
| Dativ | dem Verlierer | den Verlierern |
| Genitiv | des Verlierers | der Verlierer |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationein verdienter Verlierer
- Collocationden Verlierer trösten
- Sentence patternDer Verlierer akzeptiert das Ergebnis.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Near-synonymUnterlegener
Unterlegener likewise denotes a person who was unsuccessful in a competition or conflict, but often sounds somewhat more formal.
- AntonymGewinner
- Broader termTeilnehmer — male participant
Teilnehmer is the hypernym: winners and other participants are also Teilnehmer, but not every Teilnehmer is a Verlierer.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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