lassen meaning and definition in german
Verb
Frequency: 
class 7
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, and "to make" can be expressed as jemanden dazu bringen, etwas zu tun. - auxiliary, with an infinitive, past participle: “lassen” to allow; to permit; to let
- auxiliary, 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) etwas machen lassen — “to have something done” jemanden etwas tun lassen — “to have someone do something”
- transitive, past participle: “gelassen” to let; to leave
- transitive, past participle: “gelassen” to stop (something); to quit; to refrain from; to help doing (something)
- intransitive, past participle: “gelassen” to cease; to desist
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