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Samstag, 15. Februar 2014

Compound Verbs Based on "lassen"

And here are some verbs, built by adding different prefixes to the basic form "lassen". The notes "sep." and "insep." in the parenthesis stand for "separable" and "inseparable" and refer to the prefixes.


  • ablassen (sep.) to drain, empty, let out
  • anlassen (sep.) to start (motor), leave on (clothes)
  • auslassen (sep.) to omit, leave out; vent, let out
  • belassen (insep.) to leave (in place), leave at that (dabei)
  • entlassen (insep.) to discharge, dismiss, lay off
  • überlassen (insep.) to hand over, turn over to
  • unterlassen (insep.) to omit, not do, refrain from doing
  • verlassen (insep.) to abandon, leave behind
  • zerlassen (insep.) to melt, dissolve (cooking)
  • zulassen (insep.) to grant, permit


http://german.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/lassen.htm

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