Delegating and allowing: laten
When you cause someone or something else to perform an action, you use a causative verb combined with a bare infinitive (an infinitive without te). The most common causative verb is laten.
Use laten when you give permission ("to let") or when you delegate a task ("to have someone do something"). The conjugated form of laten takes the normal verb position, while the bare infinitive goes to the end of the clause.
| In robotics, we let the computer program itself. | In de robotica laten we de computer zichzelf programmeren. |
| He lets the robot clean the laboratory. | Hij laat de robot het laboratorium schoonmaken. |
| Did she let the algorithm process the data? | Liet ze het algoritme de gegevens verwerken? |
Involuntary reactions: doen
The verb doen (normally "to do") is also used as a causative verb. Use doen when a subject causes an involuntary reaction in someone, such as an emotional response or a sudden realization. It usually translates to "makes" in English (e.g., "makes me think" or "makes me shudder").
| That intelligent robot made us shudder. | Die intelligente robot deed ons huiveren. |
| Something smart always makes me think of my own memory. | Iets slims doet me altijd aan mijn eigen geheugen denken. |
| During the experiment, the algorithm made us realize something weird. | Tijdens het experiment deed het algoritme ons iets raars beseffen. |
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