This is the 420th most frequent Afrikaans word.
los
"Los" in Afrikaans means "loose" or "free" in English.
Here, 'los' describes the state of the cat being free or not confined.
Hy het die kat los in die tuin gelaat.
He let the cat loose in the garden.
In this sentence, 'los' is part of a compound verb, indicating the action of making something less tight.
Ek moet die skroef losmaak.
I need to loosen the screw.
In this example, 'los' metaphorically describes the concept of leaving something unfinished or unresolved.