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B2–C1 · GFJ · GFJ007

Subject + had + person + bare infinitive phrase

Explanation

A reusable frame from “Passive, causative and perception”. Compare how English and German express passive, causative and perception. Practise reusable constructions with Russian translations.

Structure

EN · EnglishSubject + had + person + bare infinitive phrase
DE · GermanSubject + ließ(en) + person in accusative + infinitive

Anchor phrase

RU · Translation

Я поручил коллеге проверить цифры перед отправкой.

EN · English

I had a colleague check the figures before sending them.

DE · German

Ich ließ einen Kollegen die Zahlen prüfen, bevor ich sie verschickte.

Try variations2 · more examples

  1. RU · Translation

    Она поручила помощнику расставить стулья.

    EN · English

    She had the assistant arrange the chairs.

    DE · German

    Sie ließ den Assistenten die Stühle aufstellen.

  2. RU · Translation

    Мы поручили технику проверить каждый микрофон.

    EN · English

    We had the technician test every microphone.

    DE · German

    Wir ließen den Techniker jedes Mikrofon testen.

Pattern graph

Continue with nearby patterns

GFJ011Subject + let + person/object pronoun + bare infinitiveGFJGFJ004Subject + had + object + past participle + service contextGFJGFJ008Subject + got + person + to-infinitive phraseGFJGFJ009Subject/cause + made + object + bare infinitiveGFJ