Before you start
Meet lassen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 8 meanings
- (transitive) to allow; to permit; to let [with infinitive]
- (auxiliary, causative, transitive) to have someone (do something); to have (something done); to make (something happen); to cause (something to be done) [with infinitive]
- (reflexive) to allow, to permit (having an act done to oneself) [with infinitive]
- (reflexive) can (followed by a passive infinitive in English), to be possible [with infinitive]
- (transitive) to let remain, to leave (in a certain state)
- (colloquial) to let be, to get off someone's back
Forms
How lassen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | lasse | ließ |
| du | lässt | ließest |
| er/sie/es | lässt | ließ |
| wir | lassen | ließen |
| ihr | lasst | ließt |
| Sie | lassen | ließen |
Partizip II gelassen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich lasse das Fenster offen.I leave the window open.leave something open
- 2Sie ließ die Tür öffnen.She had the door opened.have something done
- 3Ich bleibe, weil du mich warten lässt.I’m staying because you’re making me wait.verb at the end after weil
Verb family
Separable verbs built on lassen
Add a prefix to lassen and the meaning changes.