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Helfen,
lassen and the senses
Helfen, lassen and verbs indicating
the senses (such as sehen and hören) function like
modal auxiliaries. Like the modals, these
verbs require a double infinitive construction when
forming the present perfect tense if there is a
dependent infinitive involved. After verbs
of this type, English often uses a present participle,
but German uses a dependent infinitive.
Ich habe ihn kommen hören. I
heard him coming.
Ich habe ihn geholft. I helped him.
Ich sehe ihn kommen. I see him coming.
Lassen can have different meanings
depending on how it is used in the sentence. Usually,
lassen means to let or allow, as in Laß den Jungen
spielen! Let the boy play! (Notice
that lassen takes an accusative object) But
it can also mean to have something done or to have
someone do something. Wir lassen uns ein
Haus bauen. We're having a house built./We're
building a house. Ich lasse meinen Sohn
die Post abholen. I'm having my son pick
up the mail.
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