to let someone near / to let someone in
ranlassen – ließ ran – hat rangelassen
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to let someone access something
To allow someone to approach or deal with a person or thing, especially by granting them access or letting them work on it.
Die Technikerin wollte zunächst niemanden an das empfindliche Gerät ranlassen.
At first, the technician did not want to let anyone near the delicate device.
to let someone have sex with you
Colloquial: to have sexual contact with someone or allow them sexual intimacy.
Sie wollte ihn trotz seiner Entschuldigung nicht mehr ranlassen.
Despite his apology, she no longer wanted to have sex with him.
| ich | lasse ran |
|---|---|
| du | lässt ran |
| er/sie/es | lässt ran |
| wir | lassen ran |
| ihr | lasst ran |
| sie | lassen ran |
| ich | ließ ran |
|---|---|
| du | ließest ran ließt ran |
| er/sie/es | ließ ran |
| wir | ließen ran |
| ihr | ließt ran |
| sie | ließen ran |
| ich | habe rangelassen |
|---|---|
| du | hast rangelassen |
| er/sie/es | hat rangelassen |
| wir | haben rangelassen |
| ihr | habt rangelassen |
| sie | haben rangelassen |
| du | lasse ran! lass ran! |
|---|---|
| ihr | lasst ran! |
| Sie | lassen Sie ran! |
| ich | hatte rangelassen |
|---|---|
| du | hattest rangelassen |
| er/sie/es | hatte rangelassen |
| wir | hatten rangelassen |
| ihr | hattet rangelassen |
| sie | hatten rangelassen |
| ich | werde ranlassen |
|---|---|
| du | wirst ranlassen |
| er/sie/es | wird ranlassen |
| wir | werden ranlassen |
| ihr | werdet ranlassen |
| sie | werden ranlassen |
| ich | lasse ran |
|---|---|
| du | lassest ran |
| er/sie/es | lasse ran |
| wir | lassen ran |
| ihr | lasset ran |
| sie | lassen ran |
Used for reported speech.
| ich | ließe ran |
|---|---|
| du | ließest ran |
| er/sie/es | ließe ran |
| wir | ließen ran |
| ihr | ließet ran |
| sie | ließen ran |
Used for wishes and “would”.
| infinitive | ranlassen |
|---|---|
| with zu | ranzulassen |
| present participle | ranlassend |
| past participle | rangelassen |
'Ranlassen' (to let someone near / to let someone in) is a separable verb made up of 'ran' and 'lassen'. In a main clause, 'ran' goes at the end of the sentence; in a subordinate clause, the verb stays together; and in the infinitive with 'zu', 'zu' comes between 'ran' and 'lassen'.
Der Besitzer lässt heute niemanden an die Maschine ran.
The owner is not letting anyone near the machine today.
Sie ging, weil der Techniker niemanden an das Gerät ranließ.
She left because the technician did not let anyone near the device.
Er zögerte, den Handwerker an die Anlage ranzulassen.
He hesitated to let the repairman near the system.
'Ranlassen' belongs to spoken, colloquial language and often sounds too casual in formal texts. It is particularly common in personal situations and in conversations about access or intimacy.
Der Hausmeister lässt fremde Personen nicht einfach an die Heizungsanlage ran.
The caretaker does not simply let strangers near the heating system.
For the meaning 'to grant access', the person receiving access is in the accusative. The thing or place often follows with 'an' and the accusative: 'jemanden an etwas ranlassen' (to let someone access something).
Die Ärztin ließ nur eine erfahrene Kollegin an das komplizierte Gerät ran.
The doctor only let an experienced colleague near the complicated device.
The sexual meaning can usually be recognized from the personal or romantic context, especially when physical intimacy, a relationship, or rejection is involved. In a technical or factual context, 'ranlassen' (to let someone near / to let someone in) refers to access or participation.
Nach dem Streit wollte sie ihn wochenlang nicht mehr ranlassen.
After the argument, she did not want to have sex with him for weeks.
