Polyglot Dictionary

dejar

/deˈxaɾ/

verb A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
dejo
preterite (yo)
dejé
past participle
dejado

Meaning

  1. to leave; to let

    • Deja el libro en la mesa.

      Leave the book on the table.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

largar

largar is more colloquial and abrupt; dejar is more general, and also means "to leave," a place — both can mean "to let go."

Practice

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