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Causative construction with la (let/have someone do)

Causative construction with la (let/have someone do)

Structure:

la + object + bare infinitive

la (preterite: lot) + object + infinitive expresses allowing or causing someone to do something.

Example:

Jeg lot ham gå. **Translation:** I let him go.

Examples

Jeg lot ham gå.

I let him go.

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Practice

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Jeg lot ham gå."

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