Is "a solas" only for two people, never three or more?

Question

Déjanos a solas = leave us alone together (the two of us) and Déjanos solos = leave us alone = Déjanos en paz.

But it only works with two people and not more than two right?

Jeezzle: When inMéxico be very careful of your conext if you use that phrase,it could end a friendship. - pacofinkler, Jan 25, 2011

Answer 1

Pretty much, it can also work for one: ¨Quiero estar a solas**->I want to be alone.

Great catch Dakie! Thanks! - gone, Jan 25, 2011

that means alone with myself right? Because "a solas" indicates two, or just "Quiero estar solo" works for that two right? - jeezzle, Jan 25, 2011

Noup, "a solas" besides" of having an "s" could be used for one like in the example I gave you : Quiero estar a solas. alone with myself sound more accurate, - Dakie, Jan 25, 2011

*sounds - Dakie, Jan 25, 2011

Answer 2

Your questions are very incisive. Usually, Déjanos a solas o solos involves a couple asking a 3rd person to give them some privacy. However, the way the verb Déjanos (a nosotros) is conjugated, it could be more than 2 people. Logic tells me that it can't be too many people because then that would defeat the purpose of privacy.

Déjanos en paz is perfectly translated as Leave us alone.