Dejar can mean leaving something in a place or condition, or stopping an activity.
The idea
Use dejo with yo and dejamos with nosotros in the present.
Examples
- Dejo las llaves en la mesa.I leave the keys on the table.
- Ella deja la mochila junto a la puerta.She leaves the backpack next to the door.
- Dejamos los vasos en la cocina.We leave the glasses in the kitchen.
- ¿Puedes dejar la ventana abierta?Can you leave the window open?
- Dejé de tomar café por la noche.I stopped drinking coffee at night.
- El niño deja de llorar cuando llega su madre.The child stops crying when their mother arrives.
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Watch out
Dejar de plus an infinitive means stop doing it; the preposition changes the meaning.
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Choose the present form for yo: Yo ___ las llaves en la mesa. (dejo / deja)
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dejo
Dejo is the present form for yo.
Choose the present form for nosotros: Nosotros ___ los vasos en la cocina. (dejamos / dejan)
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dejamos
Dejamos is the present form for nosotros.
Choose the preposition for stopping an action: Ya no tomo café por la noche: dejé ___ tomarlo. (de / en)
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de
Dejar de tomarlo means stopping drinking it.
Practice round
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Choose the present form for yo: Yo ___ las llaves en la mesa. (dejo / deja)
Choose the present form for nosotros: Nosotros ___ los vasos en la cocina. (dejamos / dejan)
Choose the preposition for stopping an action: Ya no tomo café por la noche: dejé ___ tomarlo. (de / en)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Say where you leave your keys and name something you stopped doing.