No. 3,211 in Dutch
gelaten
"Gelaten" means "resigned" or "calmly accepting."
In a sentence
Hij heeft het nieuws gelaten zoals hij het hoorde.
He left the news as he heard it.
In this sentence, 'gelaten' is the past participle of the verb 'laten', meaning 'to leave' or 'to let', indicating an action of leaving something in its state.
Zij stond daar met een gelaten houding tijdens het gesprek.
She stood there with a resigned attitude during the conversation.
Here, 'gelaten' is used as an adjective, meaning 'resigned', describing a submissive or accepting attitude.
We hebben de beslissing aan hem gelaten.
We left the decision to him.
In this example, 'gelaten' is again the past participle of 'laten', showing the delegation or omission to act, entrusting the decision to another.
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