lassen

A2 Verb frequency rank #114

What lassen means

Verb

to allow; to permit; to let
to have someone (do something); to have (something done); to make (something happen); to cause (something to be done)
to allow, to permit (having an act done to oneself)
can (followed by a passive infinitive in English), to be possible

Forms

lassen · lässt · ließ · hat gelassen (+ Akkusativ)

Pronunciation

lassen in a sentence

Wie konnten Sie es noch einmal dazu kommen lassen?

How could you let that happen again?

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lassen is A2 German — still elementary vocabulary, ranked #114 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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