Breakdown of Ciascuno è responsabile, dunque li lascio andare al cinema.
essere
to be
andare
to go / to be fine / to work out
a
to / at
il cinema
the cinema
lasciare
to leave (an object)
li
them (masculine direct object)
dunque
therefore / well (filler word)
ciascuno
everyone / each one (people or things)
responsabile
responsible
Questions & Answers about Ciascuno è responsabile, dunque li lascio andare al cinema.
How does the 'letting someone do something' structure work in this sentence?
We use the conjugated verb lascio (I let) followed immediately by the infinitive andare (to go). Unlike some other Italian verbs, lasciare does not need a preposition like a or di before the next verb.
Why is the pronoun li (them) used before lascio?
In the lasciare + infinitive construction, the person being allowed to do something is the direct object of the sentence. li is the direct object pronoun for 'them' (masculine or mixed group). As usual with conjugated verbs, the pronoun goes right before it.
Since ciascuno means 'each one' and refers to a group of people, why is the adjective responsabile in the singular form?
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