What does dejar mean?
dejar means to leave (to place) in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to leave, to keep (to allow to continue); to leave (to cause, result in).
Spanish verb guide
Dejar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn dejar, meaning to leave (to place), through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: dejandoparticiple: dejado
Principal forms of dejar
- Infinitive
- dejar
- Gerund
- dejando
- Past participle
- dejado
Dejar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | dejo | dejé | dejaba | dejaré |
| tú | dejas | dejaste | dejabas | dejarás |
| él / ella / usted | deja | dejó | dejaba | dejará |
| nosotros/as | dejamos | dejamos | dejábamos | dejaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | dejan | dejaron | dejaban | dejarán |
Pattern notes
- Dejar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with dejar
Te lo dejo a ti.I'm leaving it to you.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Te lo dejaré a ti.I'll leave that to you.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yo a ti no te dejaré.I won't abandon you.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate dejar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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