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A1#61Hear it
verb
- to allow; to permit; to let
- to have someonedo something); to have (something done); to make (something happen); to cause (something to be done
- to allow, to permithaving an act done to oneself
- can (followed by a passive infinitive in English), to be possible
- to let remain, to leavein a certain state
Forms
Present
| I | lasse |
|---|---|
| you | lässt |
| he, she, it | lässt |
| we | lassen |
| you (plural) | lasst |
| they | lassen |
Preterite
| I | ließ |
|---|---|
| you | ließest / ließt |
| he, she, it | ließ |
| we | ließen |
| you (plural) | ließt |
| they | ließen |
Subjunctive I
| I | lasse |
|---|---|
| you | lassest |
| he, she, it | lasse |
| we | lassen |
| you (plural) | lasset |
| they | lassen |
Subjunctive II
| I | ließe |
|---|---|
| you | ließest / ließt |
| he, she, it | ließe |
| we | ließen |
| you (plural) | ließet / ließt |
| they | ließen |
Imperative
| you | lass / lasse |
|---|---|
| you (plural) | lasst |
Other forms
| infinitive | lassen |
|---|---|
| past participle | gelassen / lassen |
| present participle | lassend |
Used in the library
- Lass mich in Ruhe!Leave me alone!A1Wörter, die Sätze verbinden — Words that join sentences (A1)
- Er lässt sich Haare und Bart wachsen.He lets his hair and beard grow.A1Junker Jörg auf der Wartburg — Junker Jörg at the Wartburg
- „Meine Katze! Ich lasse meine Katze nicht allein.""My cat! I'm not leaving my cat alone."A1Feuer im Haus — Fire in the building (A1)
- Weber lässt die Kameras durchsuchen, Minute für Minute.Weber has the camera footage searched, minute by minute.A2Alarm am Flughafen — Alarm at the airport (A2)