Before you start
Meet lassen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Verb family
Separable verbs built on lassen
Add a prefix to lassen and the meaning changes.
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
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
lassen + der Hund
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Say what the dog is allowed to do.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I let him use my bikedas Fahrrad yesterday.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I was a childdas Kind, my parentsdie Eltern let me stay up latelange aufbleiben.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She lets her sonder Sohn watch TVfernsehen because he has finished his homeworkdie Hausaufgabe, die Hausaufgaben.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I know a womandie Frau who has her cardas Auto repairedreparieren here.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We must let them chooseauswählen the fooddas Essen.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I askedbitten him to leave me aloneallein.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Can you have the tableder Tisch deliveredliefern tomorrowmorgen?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
lassen + das Handy + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put that clause’s verb at the end.
- 3Say you have the phone repaired.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What do you let other people do at home?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one sentence using lassen.
- 2Say what other people are allowed to do at home.