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lasciamo

let's leave

verb lah-SHAH-moh Rare
Grammar & Structure Particles

Origin: First person plural present of lasciare (to leave, to let), from Latin laxare (to loosen).

Also means

let's let; let's allow

Usage Note

Lasciamo is the noi-form of lasciare, used both as a statement ('we leave') and as a cohortative ('let's leave'). The seed lists it as an inflected form; the infinitive lemma is lasciare. A common phrase is lasciamo perdere (let's drop it / forget it). Note the -sc- before i is pronounced 'sh': lah-SHAH-moh.

Examples

"Lasciamo le valigie in hotel."

Natural Translation

Let's leave the suitcases at the hotel.

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