Learn Romanian › lăsa
lăsa
to leave /ləˈsa/
verb#91 most common
Also: to let, to allow, to give up, to abandon, to bequeath
Example sentences
Las cheile pe masă.
I leave the keys on the table.
Nu mă lasă să mă uit la televizor.
He doesn't let me watch television.
Te rog, lasă-mă în pace.
Please, leave me alone.
Părinții m-au lăsat să călătoresc singur.
My parents let me travel alone.
Se lasă întunericul peste sat.
Darkness is settling over the village.
Deși știa că nu va fi ușor, a lăsat totul baltă și a plecat să-și urmeze visul.
Although she knew it would not be easy, she dropped everything and left to follow her dream.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | las | lăsai | voi lăsa |
| 2sg | lași | lăsași | vei lăsa |
| 3sg | lasă | lăsă | va lăsa |
| 1pl | lăsăm | lăsarăm | vom lăsa |
| 2pl | lăsați | lăsarăți | veți lăsa |
| 3pl | lasă | lăsară | vor lăsa |
Word family
lăsarethe act of leaving or letting
lăsatleft, sagging, drooping (e.g. umeri lăsați, drooping shoulders)
a se lăsato settle in, to give in, to fall (of night or weather)
Lăsata Seculuithe Orthodox feast marking the start of Lenten fasting
Etymology
Lăsa descends from Latin laxare, meaning to loosen or slacken. Over time the sense shifted from physical loosening to letting go, permitting, and leaving something or someone behind. The same Latin verb gave French laisser and Italian lasciare, both of which also mean to leave or let.
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