Let, leave - Dejar (The 86th Most Common Spanish Word)

In Spanish, the word for Let, leave is Dejar. This word often comes up when talking about cooperation, being & changes, activities & movements, family & relationships, lifestyle & free time, occupation. It is the 86th most commonly used word in Spanish, classified as a A1 word. It can be used as verb. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to the word's pronunciation. Download our app to practice the 3000 most common Spanish words, including this one, with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: let, leave

Spanish: dejar

Examples


I can't let you do this.	No puedo dejar que hagas esto.
You could let us go.	Nos podrías dejar ir.
I just have to stop by to leave this book.	Sólo tengo que pasar a dejar este libro.
I like to leave things up in the air.	Me gusta dejar las cosas en el aire.
He told me that he wanted to leave the company.	Me dijo que quería dejar la compañía.
I don't want to leave a message.	No quiero dejar un mensaje.
I need to leave message.	Necesito dejar mensaje.
We both have things we can't let go.	Ambos tenemos cosas que no podemos dejar atrás.

You should leave the answer blank if you don't know the solution.	Debes dejar el espacio en blanco si no sabes la respuesta.
He won't leave us alone.	Él no nos va a dejar tranquilos.
It’s not the same to be alone than to be alone in a room that you’ve just left.	No es lo mismo estar solo que estar solo en una habitación que acabas de dejar.
You must let things take their own course.	Debes dejar que las cosas sigan su propio curso.
Because of the storm, the ship couldn't leave the harbor.	El barco no pudo dejar el puerto debido a la tormenta.
I can't leave my family.	No puedo dejar a mi familia.
Gasoline became so expensive that we had to let our car go.	La gasolina se volvió tan cara que tuvimos que dejar nuestro auto.
If you're happy, it's best to just leave things how they are.	Si estás feliz, mejor dejar las cosas como están.
I do not want to leave this job.	No quiero dejar este trabajo.
You need to let go.	Tienes que dejar ir.
He had to leave the village.	Él tuvo que dejar la villa.
Tom put on some rubber gloves so he wouldn't leave fingerprints.	Tom se puso guantes de goma para no dejar huella.
Let Tom in.	Dejar entrar a Tom.