laisser

/lɛ.se/

verb #318 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to leave, to let, to allow

Grammar

Conjugation

Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jelaisselaissaislaissailaisserailaisserais
tulaisseslaissaislaissaslaisseraslaisserais
il/ellelaisselaissaitlaissalaisseralaisserait
nouslaissonslaissionslaissâmeslaisseronslaisserions
vouslaissezlaissiezlaissâteslaisserezlaisseriez
ils/elleslaissentlaissaientlaissèrentlaisserontlaisseraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jelaisselaissasse
tulaisseslaissasses
il/ellelaisselaissât
nouslaissionslaissassions
vouslaissiezlaissassiez
ils/elleslaissentlaissassent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tulaisse
nouslaissons
vouslaissez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
laissant
Past participle
laissé, laissée, laissés, laissées

Examples

enfants .

Let the children play outside a little longer.

taxi.

She left her bag in the taxi.

' weekend.

He let me use his car for the weekend.

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