"No me suelta, no puedo"

Question

I think poder is used a lot without the following infinitive when it is implied in context. I think this says "It isn't letting go" "I can't move" because it's really saying no puedo moverme. Is this all right? Gracias.

Answer 1

Without context it's impossible to infer the ending infinitive.

He/she is not letting me go, I can't.... (break free, leave, ignore/ forget, and a myriad of other possibilities).

Answer 2

Hola,

An option could be something like:

La planta no me suelta, no puedo zafarme...

I just listen and transcribe, mostly, I can understand but to come up with new sentences on my own is very hard for me. - jeezzle, May 12, 2010

Estamos aquí para ayudarte. - LuisaGomezBartle, May 12, 2010

Answer 3

Without a context, it is impossible to translate. I hear, "He/she doesn't let me go! I can't!" but what that refers to is anyone's guess--a woman who cannot leave a battering relationship, a man who cannot sneak out with his lover, a youngster who cannot get a parent off his/her back and therefore cannot go out--who knows?

Answer 4

She was being eaten by a man eating plant. Gracias.

Answer 5

I'm with Luisa on this one. She's desperate, and she's probably screaming something like:

"It's not letting go! ...I -ccan't!! AIEGGGGHHH!!! And the she dies, remorselessly eaten by the giant woman-eating plant!