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SPANISH VERB

dejarse

to leave (something) behind

  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: dejándose
  • 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 behind
  2. tú you leave behind
  3. usted, él, ella he/she leaves behind
  4. nosotros we leave behind
  5. vosotros Spain you all leave behind
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they leave behind

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use dejarse

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

  1. Present

    Siempre me dejo el paraguas en el autobús.

    I always leave my umbrella behind on the bus.

  2. Past

    Pablo se dejó la bolsa del hospital en la puerta.

    Pablo left the hospital bag behind by the door.

  3. Imperfect

    De pequeño te dejabas el abrigo en todas partes.

    As a boy you left your coat behind everywhere.

  4. Future

    Si no la coges ahora, te la dejarás otra vez.

    If you don't take it now, you'll leave it behind again.

  5. Conditional

    Yo me dejaría la cabeza si no la tuviera pegada.

    I'd leave my head behind if it weren't screwed on.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Revisa la habitación para que no te dejes nada.

    Check the room so you don't leave anything behind.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Tenía miedo de que nos dejáramos los pasaportes.

    I was afraid we'd leave the passports behind.

  8. Imperative

    Déjate el abrigo en casa, que hace calor.

    Leave your coat at home, it's warm.

Good to know

  • "Dejarse" something is to forget it somewhere: me he dejado las llaves en casa. "Dejarse llevar" is to go with the flow.

Where you hear dejarse

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

Spanish · Fluency Level 3

  • Siempre me dejo las llaves en el bar de Manolo. I always leave my keys behind in Manolo's bar.
  • Anoche Pablo se dejó la bolsa del hospital al lado de la puerta. Last night Pablo left the hospital bag behind by the door.
  • Como no la cojas ahora, te la vas a dejar otra vez. If you don't take it now, you're going to leave it behind again.
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Fluency Level 3 · Me la he dejado al lado de la puerta.

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