Let her not go to the shop

Question

I have a sentence in imperative and I need to guess the real meaning of this and to know if it is correct.

Let her not go to the shop = que no vaya ella a la tienda

Thank you.

Answer 1

¡Hola!, Nila:

 

I'm unsure whether the sentence was given to you 1st in English or in Spanish. For that reason, I'm a little unsure how to answer your question.

For me, I would not speak the sentence, in English, in the way it is written. What I mean is that I would not say,"Let her not go to the shop." I would express this verbally or in writing as "Do not (or don't) let her go to the shop."

Then, based on my beginner's understanding of spanish I would say that:

"Dont let her go to the shop" = "No la deje ir a la tienda."

I hope you find this helpful.

 

Muchos saludos/Best regards

Moe

Answer 2

Para mi el significado es un tanto ambiguo: "Déjala que no vaya a la tienda" (ella no tiene ganas de ir, así que déjala en paz), ó "no dejes que vaya a la tienda".

Dada la falta de contexto adicional, yo creo que tu interpretación es adecuada: "que no vaya (ella) a la tienda".

Answer 3

Let her not go to the shop

In America, this sounds like something from centuries ago and means two things: (1) like a command issued by a king from his throne or (2) like a prayer or desperate wish.

If you are speaking directly to the person, you would say: Don't go to the shop!

If you are asking someone else to prevent her from going to the shop, you would say: Don't let her go to the shop! (Nowadays, we say don't let her go to the shop even to express the prayer/wish, too).

Answer 4

As Gekkosan says:

Let her not go to the shop would be more of an exhortation (like Let's...) while Do not let her go to the shop would be imperative.

Change the word Let to allow and add "to" (forming a prepositional phrase serving as a noun clause) and the meaning becomes more clear.

Allow her to not go to the shop.

Answer 5

Nila, are you trying to say that you don't want her to go shopping because you don't want her to spend money or some other reason like that? If that's what you are trying to say, you would say anything like:

Don't let her go shopping. or Don't let her go to the store.

Answer 6

Well, "que no vaya a la tienda" could have a different meaning from "no dejes que vaya a la tienda". It could look identical but when you don't want her to spend money, you would use the second sentence "no dejes que vaya a la tienda" (don't let her go to the shop).

¡Hola!, Nila: - If you do not want her to spend money, you need to say "Dont let her go shopping." "Shopping" includes all and every shop and store. "The shop" only includes one single shop or store. - Moe, Sep 27, 2010

Answer 7

What about "don't let her go to the shop"?

Does it have the same meaning?

We generally wouldn't say, "the shop." More common would be, "Don't let her go to the store." - Echoline, Sep 27, 2010

Answer 8

It´s meaning is crystal clear.

No la dejes ir a la tienda (once she gets there, she can´t stop shopping)