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Catalan

Verb

lassen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of lassar

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lasschen (“to join together”). Further etymology is unclear, but probably borrowed from Old French lacer (“to tie”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑ.sə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑsən

Verb

lassen

  1. to weld

Conjugation

More information Conjugation of (weak), infinitive ...

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: las
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: lasi
  • Negerhollands: las
  • → Aukan: lasi
  • → Papiamentu: las, lasch
  • → Sranan Tongo: las
    • → Caribbean Javanese: ngelas
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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German lān, from Old High German lāȥan, from Proto-West Germanic *lātan (“to let, allow”), from Proto-Germanic *lētaną (“to leave behind, allow”), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁d- (“to let, leave behind”). Cognates include Bavarian låssn, Dutch laten, English let.

Pronunciation

Verb

lassen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present lässt, past tense ließ, past participle gelassen or (with an infinitive) lassen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, with an infinitive, past participle: “lassen”) to allow; to permit; to let
    lasset alle Hoffnung fahren ― abandon all hope
  2. (auxiliary, causative, transitive, with an infinitive, past participle: “lassen”) to have someone (do something); to have (something done); to make (something happen); to cause (something to be done)
    Wir haben neue Schränke für die Küche machen lassen.
    We had new cabinets made for the kitchen.
    Hast du dir die Haare schneiden lassen?
    Did you get your hair cut?
    Ich ließ den Nachbarn die Blumen gießen. (active) - Ich ließ die Blumen (vom Nachbarn) gießen. (passive)
    I made the neighbor water the flowers. - I had the flowers watered (by the neighbor).
  3. (transitive, past participle: “gelassen”) to let remain, to leave (in a certain state)
    Mir ist es lieber, meine Haare grau zu lassen.
    I prefer to leave my hair grey.
  4. (transitive, past participle: “gelassen”) to stop (something); to quit; to refrain from; to help doing (something)
  5. (intransitive, past participle: “gelassen”) to cease; to desist
  6. (ditransitive) to concede (a fact) to (someone); give
    Du kannst ziemlich gut singen, das muss ich dir lassen.
    You can sing pretty well, I'll have to give you that.

Usage notes

  • Note that the English phrases "to let someone do something" and "to make someone do something" both translate into German as jemanden etwas tun lassen. In order to avoid ambiguity, "to let" can be expressed as jemandem erlauben, etwas zu tun or zulassen, dass jemand etwas tut, while "to make" can be expressed as jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun or dafür sorgen, dass jemand etwas tut.
  • In perfect tenses, lassen + infinitive takes a double-infinitive construction, i.e. both verbs are in the infinitive: Ich habe mir die Haare schneiden lassen. (“I’ve had my hair cut.”). However, colloquially, gelassen may also be used.

Conjugation

Conjugation of lassen (class 7 strong, auxiliary haben)
More information infinitive, present participle ...

1With an infinitive.
2This form and alternative in würde both found.

Composed forms of lassen (class 7 strong, auxiliary haben)
More information perfect, singular ...

1With an infinitive.

Some alternative forms are missing in the above table, e.g.

  • imperative plural: lasset (dated or religious)

Traditionally ß is used in several places, e.g.:

Derived terms

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Luxembourgish

Adjective

lassen

  1. inflection of lass:
    1. strong/weak nominative/accusative masculine singular
    2. weak dative masculine/neuter singular
    3. strong/weak dative plural

Swedish

Noun

lassen

  1. definite plural of lass

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