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lasă
leaves / lets /ˈla.sə/
verb#938 most common
Also: leave it! (imperative), allow / permit, stop it! (colloquial)
Example sentences
Mama lasă ușa deschisă.
Mom leaves the door open.
Lasă-mă în pace!
Leave me alone!
El lasă mereu totul pe ultima sută de metri.
He always leaves everything to the last minute.
Profesorul lasă elevii să plece mai devreme.
The teacher lets the students leave early.
Ea lasă impresia că nu-i pasă de nimic.
She gives the impression that she doesn't care about anything.
Guvernul lasă loc de interpretare în noua lege, ceea ce va genera controverse.
The government leaves room for interpretation in the new law, which will generate controversy.
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
a lăsato let, to leave, to allow
lăsatleft, allowed; also drooping or slack
lăsarethe act of letting go or leaving
lăsăcioscolloquial: slack, easygoing, prone to letting things slide
Etymology
Lasă is the third person singular present (and the singular imperative) of a lăsa, the Romanian verb for letting or leaving. It descends from Latin laxare, meaning to loosen or release. The same Latin verb spread across the Romance languages, each branch narrowing or shifting its sense over time.
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