verlieren
to lose / to be defeated
How do you say “to lose / to be defeated” in German? It’s verlieren. See the pronunciation, an example sentence and a memory tip.
Pronunciationfehr-LEER-en
Example
Manchmal verliert man.
Sometimes you lose.
Memory tip
fehr-LEER-en — LEER sounds like 'leer' (empty) — you feel empty when you lose.