No. 894 in Dutch
laten
"Laten" means "to let" or "to allow" in English.
In a sentence
Kun je mij weten laten wat er is gebeurd?
Can you let me know what happened?
Here, 'laten' is used to express letting or allowing someone to perform an action, emphasizing permission or causation.
We zullen hem thuis laten blijven vandaag.
We will let him stay home today.
In this sentence, 'laten' is applied to mean allowing an individual to perform an action, signifying giving freedom or choice.
Je moet alles vallen laten voordat je wegrent.
You must drop everything before running away.
Here, 'laten' is used in the context of causing something to occur or happen, usually with an implication of intentionality or acceptance of consequence.
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