Understand spoken Dutch

"let" in Dutch

liet
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Summary

The Dutch translation for “let” is liet.

See also

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let laat
let (plural) lieten
let (plural) laten

Examples of "let" in use

There are 12 examples of the Dutch word for "let" being used:
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Tom didn’t let me win. Tom liet me niet winnen.
He had his hair cut short. Hij liet zijn haar kort knippen.
let go (past simple; singular) losliet
added the chicken to this liet de kip hierop volgen
showed his sharp teeth and liet het zijn scherpe tanden zien en
Yes, do that! Added the chicken to this “Ja, doe dat maar!” Liet de kip hierop volgen.
The teacher lets students use a calculator on the exam. De leerkracht liet de studenten een rekenmachine gebruiken op het examen.
I let the water out of the bathtub. Ik liet het water uit de badkuip.
‘Shoot!’ ordered Elisa and the king let the string of the bow go. ‘Schiet!’ beval Elisa en de koning liet de pees van de boog los.
She did not let failure discourage her. Ze liet zich niet ontmoedigen door mislukkingen.

Practice Lesson

"let" Practice (13)
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Lesson words
let,
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Lesson phrases
added the chicken to this,
And now all the little ducks hurried, as much as they could, and they emerged from the eggs and looked everywhere under the green leaves; and the mother let them look, as much as they wanted; because green is good for the eyes.,
He had his hair cut short.,
I let the water out of the bathtub.,
I waited for Tom for three hours, but he never showed up.,
She did not let failure discourage her.,
showed his sharp teeth and,
The teacher lets students use a calculator on the exam.,
Tom didn’t let me win.,
Yes, do that! Added the chicken to this,
‘Shoot!’ ordered Elisa and the king let the string of the bow go.
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