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Asianbma Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Lost or loss - help me please - confused

Hi there,

I was wondering when do I use loss and lost? I always get confuse.

For example,

The lakers lost. or The lakers loss the game.
I lost my toy or my toy is loss.

I never know which to use.
  

Top answer

"loss" is a noun, while "lost" is the past participle form of "lose". " is wrong. It should be "The lakers lost the game".

— Dnguha

  • "loss" is a noun, while "lost" is the past participle form of "lose".
  • " is wrong.
  • It should be "The lakers lost the game".
  • Likewise, the sentence "my toy is loss" is wrong, and it will be " my toy is lost".
  • "loss" should be used as noun.
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"loss" is a noun, while "lost" is the past participle form of "lose".

Therefore, " The lakers loss the game." is wrong. It should be "The lakers lost the game". Likewise, the sentence "my toy is loss" is wrong, and it will be " my toy is lost".

"loss" should be used as noun. For example, 1 The businessman suffered a huge loss . 2 I have lost my toy and the loss is due to my neg
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no i understand..thanks a lot..
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Hi, can u help me? can u check the right one? We are not responsible for any loss. Or We are not responsible for any lost.
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Lakers should begin with a capital letter.
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not sure what to use An employee loss his sister or An employee lost his sister on last week?
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Anonymousnot sure what to use
Then read the second post in the thread.
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dnguha "loss" is a noun, while "lost" is the past and past participle form of (the verb) "lose".
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Hi CJ, should I use lost hair solutions or loss hair solutions? ...for hair that has been lost?
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What about...

I loss some good friends along the way.

Or

I lost some good friends along the way.
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