Dejar de + infinitivo

Question

Hello friends, I want to know how could I use these rules in a spanish sentence like;

Dejar de + infinitivo and Seguir sin + infinitivo? please give me sentencees for example so that I can clear the concept. Thanks in advance.

They are called periphrases, and there are about 100 of them in Spanish. - lazarus1907, Nov 16, 2010

Answer 1

'dejar de':

'Tengo que dejar de fumar' ('I gotta quit smoking')

'Deja de molestarme' ('Stop bothering me')

'seguir sin':

'Sigo sin entender las explicaciones del profesor' ('I still don't get this teacher's explanations')

'Si sigues sin esforzarte, no vas a alcanzar tus metas' ('If you keep not making an effort, you will not reach your goals')

Very clear examples. - 0074b507, Nov 16, 2010

Answer 2

Dejar de fumar = stop smoking. What are you asking, I don't understand. I think "seguir sin" is to continue in that negative state.

But according to dictionary, dejar+ to let. then how do you say ' let it go', 'let me finish' etc. - Ashis, Nov 15, 2010

dejar hacer' means 'to let do', whereas 'dejar de hacer' means 'to stop doing'. 'let it go' isn't a good example, as it is translated as 'suéltalo', but 'let me finish'='déjame acabar'. - bill1111, Nov 16, 2010

Answer 3

But according to dictionary, dejar+ to let. then how do you say ' let it go', 'let me finish' etc.

You need to look at all of the contexts for dejar(se) in the dictionary.

1. (cesar)

• dejarse de hacer algo -> to stop doing something
  • ¡déjate de tonterías! -> don't talk nonsense!
  • (parar) (intransitive verb)
  • dejar de hacer algo -> to stop doing something
  • ha dejado de fumar/beber -> he's stopped smoking/drinking

yahoo.com dejar de=to stop doing something