Is it der, die or das Los?

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Los

The correct article in German of Los is das. So it is das Los! (nominative case)

The word Los is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

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German declension of Los?

How does the declension of Los work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1	Singular	Plural
Nominative	das Los	die Lose
Genitive	des Loses	der Lose
Dative	dem Los dem Lose	den Losen
Akkusative	das Los	die Lose

What is the meaning of Los in German?

Los has various definitions in German:

[1] Fate, uninhibited skill

[1] Schicksal, unbeeinflussbares Geschick

[2] Randomly pulled notes in gambling

[2] zufällig gezogener Zettel im Glücksspiel

[3] colloquially: something with which you make a random decision

[3] umgangssprachlich: etwas, mit dem man eine zufällige Entscheidung trifft

[4] Section in a larger construction project

[4] Abschnitt in einem größeren Bauvorhaben

How to use Los in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Los with translations in English.

[1] Es ist sein Los, zu leiden.

[1] It is his lot to suffer

[1] Er hat ein schweres Los zu tragen.

[1] He has a difficult lot to wear

[1] „Ich blicke oft auf diesen Moment zurück und versuche mir vorzustellen, welches Los mir zuteilgeworden wäre, hätte ich diesen unseligen Schritt nie getan.“

[1] "I often look back on this moment and try to imagine which lot would have been given to me, I would never have taken this unfortunate step"

[2] Die allermeisten Lose sind Nieten.

[2] The vast majority of loose are

[2] „Auch er nahm noch ein paar Lose für die Tombola.“

[2] "He too took a few lots for the raffle"

[3] Da hat sie das große Los gezogen.

[3] Then she pulled the big lot

[3] „Das Los soll entscheiden, wer die Tat begehen soll. Er zwingt Amelia, das Los zu ziehen – es trifft ihn.“

[3] "The lot is supposed to decide who is supposed to commit the crime he forces Amelia to pull the lot - it hits him."

[3] „Der Erbbesitz soll durch das Los aufgeteilt werden!“

[3] "The inheritance ownership should be divided by the lot"

[4] Für die Ingenieurleistungen werden drei Lose gebildet.

[4] For the engineering services, three loose are formed

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