Breakdown of Ho molta fiducia in lei, perciò la lascio uscire stasera.
lei
she
avere
to have
molto
a lot of / much
in
in / made of (material)
stasera
tonight / this evening
uscire
to go out
lasciare
to leave (an object)
la
her/it (direct object)
perciò
therefore / for this reason
la fiducia
trust
Questions & Answers about Ho molta fiducia in lei, perciò la lascio uscire stasera.
How does the permissive construction work in this sentence?
To say you let or allow someone to do something, you use a conjugated form of lasciare followed directly by an infinitive verb. Here, lascio is followed immediately by uscire. You do not need any preposition like a or di between them.
Why is the pronoun la placed in front of lascio instead of attached to uscire?
In the permissive construction, the person being allowed to do the action is the direct object of lasciare. Because lascio is a conjugated verb, the direct object pronoun la must go right before it. You cannot attach it to the infinitive to make lascio uscirla.
Why does the sentence use lei in the first half but la in the second half for 'her'?
In the first half, the pronoun comes right after a preposition (in), so you must use the stressed pronoun lei. In the second half, the pronoun is the direct object of the verb lascio, so you must use the unstressed direct object pronoun la.
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