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SPANISH VERB

dejar

to leave, to let someone have

  • #23 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: dejando
  • Past participle: dejado

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I leave
  2. tú you leave
  3. usted, él, ella he/she leaves
  4. nosotros we leave
  5. vosotros Spain you all leave
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they leave

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I left
  2. tú you left
  3. usted, él, ella he/she left
  4. nosotros we left
  5. vosotros Spain you all left
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they left

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to leave
  2. tú you used to leave
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to leave
  4. nosotros we used to leave
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to leave
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to leave

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will leave
  2. tú you will leave
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will leave
  4. nosotros we will leave
  5. vosotros Spain you all will leave
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will leave

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would leave
  2. tú you would leave
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would leave
  4. nosotros we would leave
  5. vosotros Spain you all would leave
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would leave

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I leave
  2. tú (that) you leave
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she leave
  4. nosotros (that) we leave
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all leave
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they leave

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I left
  2. tú (if) you left
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she left
  4. nosotros (if) we left
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all left
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they left

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú leave!
  2. usted leave! (formal)
  3. nosotros leave! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain leave! (all of you)
  5. ustedes leave! (all of you)

How to use dejar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Siempre dejo las llaves junto a la puerta.

    I always leave my keys by the door.

  2. Past

    Dejé el celular en el restaurante.

    I left my phone at the restaurant.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi mamá nunca me dejaba salir entre semana.

    My mom never let me go out on weekdays.

  4. Future

    Te dejaré las llaves con el portero.

    I will leave the keys with the doorman for you.

  5. Conditional

    Yo dejaría el coche aquí y caminaría.

    I would leave the car here and walk.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es hora de que dejes de preocuparte tanto.

    It's time you stopped worrying so much.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le pedí que me dejara en la esquina.

    I asked him to drop me off at the corner.

  8. Imperative

    Deja eso ahí, luego lo recojo.

    Leave that there, I will pick it up later.

Good to know

  • Dejar de with a verb is to stop doing it: dejé de fumar.
  • Déjame ver is "let me see".

Where you hear dejar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Beginner Level 1

  • Le dejo el sombrero en doscientos cincuenta. I'm letting you have the hat for two hundred and fifty.
  • Dejé mi celular en el cuarto. I left my phone in the room.
  • Voy a dejar la bolsa en mi mochila. I'm going to leave the bag in my backpack.

Spanish · Beginner Level 3

  • Dejo la llave en la mesa. I leave the key on the table.
  • Dejé las toallas en el cuarto. I left the towels in the room.
  • Voy a dejar mi bolsa aquí. I’m going to leave my bag here.
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I'm Looking for a Present

Beginner Level 1 · me lo deja · me la deja

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You Have to Lie Diagonally

Beginner Level 3 · dejar

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Can You Send It to Me?

Beginner Level 3 · nos lo deja

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I Forgot My Wallet

Beginner Level 3 · lo dejaste

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Don't Touch Them!

Beginner Level 3 · déjalo · dejen los chalecos

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What Did She Say?

Intermediate Level 1 · que me dejen en paz

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Moving Day

Intermediate Level 1 · dejar

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Even If It's Expensive

Intermediate Level 1 · me lo podría dejar · déjelas

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If I Were You

Intermediate Level 1 · dejaría de dar consejos

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After They Leave

Intermediate Level 2 · te dejó

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In the Meantime

Intermediate Level 3 · dejar todo en orden

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Don't Touch Anything

Advanced Level 1 · dejad de

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And 6 more lessons.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.