dejar a alguien

USAGE NOTE
The indefinite pronoun "alguien" ("someone") can be replaced in this phrase with a noun, a pronoun, a phrase, etc., as shown in the examples.
dejar a alguien(
deh
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hahr
 
ah
 
ahl
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gyehn
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An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
a. to leave someone
Julio me dijo que va a dejar a Pepa porque ya no la quiere.Julio told me he's leaving Pepa because he doesn't love her anymore.
Marta dejó a su esposo después de diez años de matrimonio.Marta left her husband after ten years of marriage.
a. to drop someone
¿Puede dejarme aquí, por favor?Could you drop me here, please?
Dejé a Pablo en la estación y me marché.I dropped Pablo at the station and left.
b. to drop someone off
Dejo a los niños en la escuela y después voy a trabajar.I drop the kids off at school and then I go to work.
Te dejaré en la puerta de la terminal de salidas del aeropuerto.I'll drop you off at the airport's departures terminal gate.
c. to leave someone
Déjeme en este semáforo. Desde aquí iré caminando. - Como usted mande, señora.Leave me at this traffic light, please. I'll walk from here. - As you wish, ma'am.
¿Dónde quieres que te deje?Where do you want me to leave you?
a. to let someone
Déjame que te explique.Let me explain
La profesora deja hablar a todos cuando debatimos en clase.The teacher lets everybody talk whe we debate in class.
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