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Verb dejaba

  1. First-person singular (yo) imperfect indicative form of dejar.
  2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) imperfect indicative form of dejar.

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Examples
  • Tom no me dejaba ayudar a Mary.

    Tom wouldn't let me help Mary.

  • Ella no dejaba que el fracaso la desalentara.

    She did not let failure discourage her.

  • Ella no dejaba de hablar sobre sus problemas familiares.

    She talked on and on about her family problems.

  • Tom no dejaba entrar a Mary.

    Tom wouldn't let Mary in.

  • Él quería ir a ver una corrida de toros, pero su padre no le dejaba.

    He wanted to see a bullfight, but his father would not let him go.

  • Ella no le dejaba entrar.

    She wouldn't let him in.

  • Ella no dejaba que sus hijos salieran en la lluvia.

    She didn't let her children go out in the rain.

  • La neblina no dejaba que uno viera el camino.

    The thick fog made it hard to see the road.

  • Y la gente no dejaba de venir a ser bautizada.

    And people were constantly coming to be baptized.

  • Él no me dejaba nadar en el río.

    He wouldn't permit me to swim in the river.


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