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GERMAN VERB

lassen

to let, to leave

  • #15 most used
  • Strong verb
  • Past participle: gelassen

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

  1. ich I let
  2. du you let
  3. er, sie, es he/she lets
  4. wir we let
  5. ihr you all let
  6. sie, Sie they let

Simple past

Präteritum · the past of writing, and of sein, haben and the modals in speech

  1. ich I let
  2. du you let
  3. er, sie, es he/she let
  4. wir we let
  5. ihr you all let
  6. sie, Sie they let

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

  1. ich I have let
  2. du you have let
  3. er, sie, es he/she has let
  4. wir we have let
  5. ihr you all have let
  6. sie, Sie they have let

Future

Futur I · “werden”; in speech the present with “morgen” does the job

  1. ich I will let
  2. du you will let
  3. er, sie, es he/she will let
  4. wir we will let
  5. ihr you all will let
  6. sie, Sie they will let

Conditional

Konjunktiv II · “would”: “würde”, and “wäre”, “hätte”, “könnte”

  1. ich I would let
  2. du you would let
  3. er, sie, es he/she would let
  4. wir we would let
  5. ihr you all would let
  6. sie, Sie they would let

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

  1. du let!
  2. ihr let! (all of you)
  3. Sie let! (formal)

How to use lassen

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Lässt du die Kinder allein zu Hause?

    Do you leave the kids home alone?

  2. Simple past

    Ich ließ den Regenschirm im Büro.

    I left the umbrella at the office.

  3. Perfect

    Wo hast du die Schlüssel gelassen?

    Where did you leave the keys?

  4. Future

    Ich werde dich nicht allein lassen.

    I won't leave you alone.

  5. Conditional

    Ich würde den Hund nicht im Auto lassen.

    I wouldn't leave the dog in the car.

  6. Imperative

    Lass mich bitte in Ruhe!

    Please leave me alone!

Good to know

  • Lassen is to let someone do something or to leave something somewhere: lass mich, ich lasse den Schirm zu Hause.
  • With another verb, lassen means having something done, and its participle is then lassen: ich habe das Auto reparieren lassen.

Where you hear lassen

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

German · Advanced Level 1

  • Lassen Sie uns reden. Let's talk.
  • Ich habe die Tür offen gelassen. I left the door open.
  • Morgen lasse ich das Auto stehen. Tomorrow I'll leave the car at home.

German · Advanced Level 3

  • Lassen Sie uns reden. Let's talk.
  • Ich habe die Tür offen gelassen. I left the door open.
  • Morgen lasse ich das Auto stehen. Tomorrow I'll leave the car at home.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: strong verb.