Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #66
Word (Wort)

lassen

Translation (Übersetzung) to let, to allow, to leave
Pronunciation (Aussprache) /ˈlasən/
A1
Verbs
Beginner
Neutral
Tags (Tags)
grammar most-common verb irregular modal
Irregular verb meaning 'to let', 'to allow', or 'to leave'. Can be used as modal verb or regular verb. Sixty-sixth most frequent word in German.

Examples (Beispiele)

Ich lasse ihn gehen.
I let him go.
permission
Ich lasse das Auto reparieren.
I have the car repaired.
causation
Das lässt sich machen.
That can be done.
possibility
Ich lasse das Buch hier.
I leave the book here.
leaving

Conjugations (Konjugationen)

Present Tense (Präsens)

ich lasse
du lässt
er/sie/es lässt
wir lassen
ihr lasst
sie/Sie lassen

Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

Collocations (Kollokationen)
lassen + infinitive
to let + verb, to have + verb done
High frequency
lassen + accusative
to leave + object
High frequency
sich lassen
can be done, is possible
High frequency
Idioms (Redewendungen)
es lässt sich nicht ändern
it can't be changed
Expressing that something is unchangeable
lassen Sie mich
let me
Polite request
Synonyms (Synonyme)
erlauben High similarity
To allow, to permit (more formal)
verlassen Medium similarity
To leave, to abandon (different meaning)
Antonyms (Antonyme)
nehmen
To take (opposite action)

Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

erlauben verlassen nehmen Verb

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