lassen

/ˈlasn̩/

verb A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

ich
lasse
du
lässt
er/sie/es
lässt
past
ließ
perfect
hat gelassen

Meaning

  1. to let, to allow

  2. to have (something) done

    Followed by an infinitive: "Ich lasse mein Auto reparieren" — I'm having my car repaired (someone else does the repairing).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Practice

1 What does lassen mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches lassen?

See also

verbirregularcore-vocabularytwo-meanings

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