Meaning
Causative construction where the subject causes someone else to perform an action (lassen + accusative + infinitive).
Primary Function
Cause someone else to perform an action.
Communicative Purpose
Express that the speaker has someone else do something.
Pattern
lassen
Core Structure
lassen
Função primária
Cause someone else to perform an action.
Propósito comunicativo
Express that the speaker has someone else do something.
Situações de gatilho
Giving instructions, hiring a service, delegating a task
Contextos
Everyday speech, workplace, instructions
Padrão
lassen
Estrutura central
lassen
Slots de substituição
Accusative object (person or thing), infinitive (action to be carried out)
Colocados típicos
- machen
- bringen
- gehen
- kommen
- reparieren
- schreiben
- anrufen
Substituições comuns
- veranlassen (more formal)
- bewirken (emphasizes result)
- ermöglichen (enables)
- beauftragen (assigns)
Erros comuns
Omitting the accusative object, incorrect word order (e.g., *Infinitive + lassen + accusative)
Similar / contraste
befehlen + accusative + infinitive, bitten + accusative + um + accusative + zu + infinitive
Interferências
In Portuguese, learners often directly translate with 'fazer' or 'mandar', which doesn't always work in German.
Família do chunk
- lassen + sich + Akkusativ
- lassen + sich + Dativ
- sich lassen + Infinitiv
Nuance
Die Konstruktion betont die Veranlassung, nicht die direkte Ausführung durch den Sprecher. Formal neutral, aber in Anweisungen oft direkt.
Efeito pragmático
Klare Handlungsaufforderung oder Beschreibung einer verursachten Handlung, kann höflich oder neutral wirken je nach Kontext.
Dica de memória
let someone do
Nota
In der Kausativkonstruktion muss das Akkusativobjekt eindeutig sein; das Fehlen kann zu Missverständnissen führen.
Upgrade path
veranlassen + Akkusativ + zu + Infinitiv, beauftragen + Akkusativ + mit + Dativ + Infinitiv
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