# die Gosse

die Gosse is a German noun meaning “gutter”. Forms: der Gosse, die Gossen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Gosse
- Plural: die Gossen

## In other languages

- Русский: уличный водосточный лоток

## Meanings

1. gutter (most often as a symbol for alcoholism, homelessness, and/or other social hardships)
   - in der Gosse liegen — to lie in the gutter
2. gutter; street gutter
   - Die Gosse muss mal wieder gereinigt werden.

## Examples

- Wir fanden Tom betrunken in der Gosse liegend. — We found Tom drunk lying in the gutter.
- Wir haben Tom betrunken in der Gosse liegend gefunden. — We found Tom drunk lying in the gutter.

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