Stopping an Action
Tell someone to stop doing something with the phrase lade være med (literally "let be with"). For a direct command, use the imperative lad followed by være med at and an infinitive.
| Stop teasing your sister! | Lad være med at drille din søster! |
| Stop chewing loudly when we eat. | Lad være med at smaske når vi spiser. |
Expressing the Need to Stop
To say someone must stop, pair a modal verb like skal (must) with the infinitive lade. The action that needs to stop is still introduced with at.
| They must stop teasing each other. | De skal lade være med at drille hinanden. |
| The boy must stop biting his nails. | Drengen skal lade være med at bide negle. |
Stopping Multiple Actions
To stop multiple actions, connect the infinitives with og (and) without repeating lade være med at.
| You must stop complaining and swearing. | Du skal lade være med at brokke dig og bande. |
| Stop fooling around and making that sound! | Lad være med at fjolle og lave den lyd! |
Stopping "That"
If the action is obvious, drop the at and replace the verb with a pronoun like det (it/that).
| Stop that! | Lad være med det! |
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