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German
Etymology
From Middle High German quī̆t (“released, unencumbered, free”); derived from Latin quietare. Cognate with Dutch kwijt, English quit, French quitte.[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
quitt (indeclinable, predicative only)
- quits, even
Wenn du mir die Hälfte zurückzahlst, sind wir quitt.- If you pay me back one half, we're even.
- (regional) rid of something, having lost something
- Synonym: los
Ich hab so viel Holz im Schuppen, ich weiß gar nicht, wie ich das quitt werden soll.- I have so much wood in my shed, I don't even know how to get rid of it.
Declension
Indeclinable, predicative-only.
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