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lassen + Infinitiv

Having something done with lassen

Kartoffel · your teacher

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From what you know

Ich muss das Auto reparieren.Ich lasse das Auto reparieren.

6 parts · about 6 min

1What & when

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Someone else does it: lassen and the of the job:

Before

Ich repariere das Fahrrad.

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Someone else does the job: lasse in , and reparieren at the end.

„Ich lasse das Fahrrad reparieren.“ — I'm having the bike repaired.

Kartoffel

First, what is it?

lassen is a busy little verb. It can mean 'leave' and 'let'. In this lesson it means 'have something done'. Add the (the basic form) of a second verb. Then it says you organise a job, and somebody else does the work:

Kartoffel

And when do you need it? More often than you'd think:

Handwerker & DienstleistungenYou need it whenever someone else does a job for you. Think of the garage, the hairdresser, the plumber, the tailor or the dry cleaner's. You ask for the service: Ich möchte den Anzug reinigen lassen. And you tell people afterwards what you had done: Ich habe mir die Haare schneiden lassen.

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