# los

los is a German adverb meaning “rid of, free of”.

## In other languages

- Русский: давай, вперёд, ну
- Українська: вільний, позбавлений

## Adverb

1. rid of, free of
   - Ich bin meine Erkältung los. — I've gotten rid of my cold.
2. off, out, used to indicate leaving motion.
   - Morgen fahren wir los. — Tomorrow we head out.
3. going on
   - Hier ist einiges los. — There's a lot going on here.
4. _Westphalia · colloquial · regional_ open
   - Die Tür stand los. — The door stood open.
5. _Aufforderung_ come on !, get moving !, go !, go on !, let’s go ! let’s roll !
   - Los, los, los!

## Interjection

1. come on!, let's go!
   - Los! An die Arbeit! — Come on! Let's get to work!
2. Go!

## Examples

- Was ist denn heute mit dir los? — What's up with you today?
- Können Sie mir sagen, was los ist? — Can you tell me what's going on?
- Geh mal nachsehen, was da los ist! — Go and see what's up.
- Der Bus fährt in fünf Minuten los. — The bus leaves in five minutes.
- Ich muß los. Es wird schon dunkel. — I must go. It's getting dark.

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Sources: Meanings and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
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