daissar + Infinitive

Letting Someone Do

Level 4

Put daissar before the infinitive to say that you let someone or something do an action.

How It Works

OccitanEnglish
daissar passarto let pass
daissar jogarto let play
daissar tombarto drop (to let fall)
Daissatz-me parlar!Let me speak!

In a command, the pronoun follows the verb: Daissa-me passar (to a friend), Daissatz-me parlar (to people you do not know well), Daissem-los dormir (Let them sleep).

Daissar tombar is the usual way to say drop: Joan daissèt tombar lo veire (Joan dropped the glass).

Daissar also means to leave behind: Daissi las claus sus la taula (I leave the keys on the table).

The tense is on daissar, and the infinitive never changes: Maria daissava jogar los dròlles (Maria used to let the children play).

Examples (5)

  1. Daissatz-me parlar!

    Let me speak!

    The pronoun -me joins the command.

  2. Maria daissa jogar los dròlles dins lo pargue.

    Maria lets the children play in the park.

    The infinitive jogar comes right after daissa, and then come the children.

  3. Joan daissèt tombar lo veire.

    Joan dropped the glass.

    Daissar tombar means to drop.

  4. Daissem-los dormir.

    Let them sleep.

    Daissem is the nosautres command, with the pronoun -los.

  5. Daissa-me passar, se te plai.

    Let me pass, please.

    Daissa is the tu command, and se te plai makes it polite.

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daissar + InfinitiveLevel 4Letting Someone Do

Learn This First

Daissar plus an infinitive follows far plus an infinitive and often takes a pronoun, so those come first.

Words in This Pattern

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