Word
Eine Tabelle lässt sich hier problemlos einfügen.
Meaning
A table can easily be inserted here.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Eine Tabelle lässt sich hier problemlos einfügen.
ein
a, an (eine)
hier
here
sich
oneself / himself / herself / themselves (reflexive pronoun)
sich lassen
can be done (sich lassen + infinitive)
Questions & Answers about Eine Tabelle lässt sich hier problemlos einfügen.
How does lässt sich work here to mean "can be inserted"?
The phrase sich lassen combined with an infinitive at the end (here, einfügen) is a very common alternative to the passive voice. It expresses possibility. Saying lässt sich ... einfügen means the exact same thing as kann eingefügt werden (can be inserted), but it sounds more natural and less clunky in everyday German.
Why is einfügen at the very end of the sentence?
In the sich lassen structure, the verb lassen acts just like a modal verb (such as können or müssen). The conjugated verb lässt takes the second position in the sentence, which pushes the main action verb (einfügen) to the very end in its standard infinitive form.
Is einfügen a separable verb? Why isn't it split up here?
Yes, einfügen is a separable verb made of ein plus fügen. However, separable verbs only split when they are the actively conjugated verb in the sentence. Because lässt is doing the grammatical heavy lifting here, einfügen stays glued together in its infinitive form at the end.
How is the word problemlos formed?
It combines the noun Problem with the suffix -los, which works exactly like the English suffix "-less" to mean "without." While it literally means "problemless," it functions here as an adverb meaning "easily" or "without any trouble."!