laisser — to leave, to leave behind; to forget, to leave alone
laisser is the #217 most common word in French, a verb. It means “to leave, to leave behind; to forget, to leave alone” and is pronounced /lɛ.se/.
#217frequency rank
0.07%of everyday French text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of laisser
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| laisser | infinitive | to leave |
| laissant | -ing form | leaving |
| laissé | past participle | left |
| laisse | I · present | I leave |
| laisses | you · present | you leave |
| laisse | he/she · present | he/she leaves |
| laissons | we · present | we leave |
| laissez | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) leave |
| laissent | they · present | they leave |
| laissais | I · imperfect | I used to leave |
| laissais | you · imperfect | you used to leave |
| laissait | he/she · imperfect | he/she used to leave |
| laissions | we · imperfect | we used to leave |
| laissiez | you (pl.) · imperfect | you (pl.) used to leave |
| laissaient | they · imperfect | they used to leave |
| laissai | I · past | I left |
| laissas | you · past | you left |
| laissa | he/she · past | he/she left |
| laissâmes | we · past | we left |
| laissâtes | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) left |
| laissèrent | they · past | they left |
| laisserai | I · future | I will leave |
| laisseras | you · future | you will leave |
| laissera | he/she · future | he/she will leave |
| laisserons | we · future | we will leave |
| laisserez | you (pl.) · future | you (pl.) will leave |
| laisseront | they · future | they will leave |
| laisserais | I · conditional | I would leave |
| laisserais | you · conditional | you would leave |
| laisserait | he/she · conditional | he/she would leave |
| laisserions | we · conditional | we would leave |
| laisseriez | you (pl.) · conditional | you (pl.) would leave |
| laisseraient | they · conditional | they would leave |
| laisse | I · subjunctive present | (that) I leave |
| laisses | you · subjunctive present | (that) you leave |
| laisse | he/she · subjunctive present | (that) he/she leave |
| laissions | we · subjunctive present | (that) we leave |
| laissiez | you (pl.) · subjunctive present | (that) you (pl.) leave |
| laissent | they · subjunctive present | (that) they leave |
| laissasse | I · subjunctive imperfect | (if) I left |
| laissasses | you · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you left |
| laissât | he/she · subjunctive imperfect | (if) he/she left |
| laissassions | we · subjunctive imperfect | (if) we left |
| laissassiez | you (pl.) · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you (pl.) left |
| laissassent | they · subjunctive imperfect | (if) they left |
| laisse | you · command | leave! |
| laissons | we · command | leave! (to several) |
| laissez | you (pl.) · command | leave! (to several) |
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