Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dejo | |
| tú | dejas | |
| él / ella / usted | deja | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dejamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | dejáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dejan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dejé | |
| tú | dejaste | |
| él / ella / usted | dejó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dejamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | dejasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dejaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dejaba | |
| tú | dejabas | |
| él / ella / usted | dejaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dejábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | dejabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dejaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dejaré | |
| tú | dejarás | |
| él / ella / usted | dejará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dejaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | dejaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dejarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dejaría | |
| tú | dejarías | |
| él / ella / usted | dejaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dejaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | dejaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dejarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | deje | |
| tú | dejes | |
| él / ella / usted | deje | |
| nosotros / nosotras | dejemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | dejéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | dejen |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to leave (to place)
- to leave, to keep (to allow to continue)
- to leave (to cause, result in)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations