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ellos dejaban

(they) left, were leaving

→ dejar
dej leave; let + aban they imperfect
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #32,142
(they) left, were leaving Imperfect tense (used for ongoing, repeated, or background actions in the past).
SP: Cuando salíamos de casa, siempre dejaban la puerta abierta.
EN: When we left the house, they always left the door open.
Conjugation of dejar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First dejaba —
Third dejaba dejaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First dejaba —
Third dejaba dejaban

No dejaban de cantar.

They wouldn't stop singing.

Las nueces le dejaban la lengua áspera.

The nuts left his tongue feeling rough.

— El cielo sobre Berlín (1987)

No me dejaban entrar, no estaba en la lista de invitados.

They wouldn't let me in; I wasn't on the guest list.

— Control (2007)

Porque no dejaban de pasar cosas.

Because things kept happening.

— SEND HELP (Enviad ayuda) (2026)

Tantas mujeres no te dejaban tiempo.

So many women left you no time.

— Las invasiones bárbaras (2003)

Mis padres no me dejaban salir con chicos.

My parents wouldn't let me go out with boys.

No nos dejaban entrar.

They wouldn't let us in.

No, era un genio de las comunicaciones y no me dejaban salir de Nueva Jersey.

No, I was a communications genius and they wouldn't let me leave New Jersey.

— Impacto (1981)

Que le dejaban maniobrar libremente en toda Latinoamérica.

That they were allowed to maneuver freely throughout Latin America.

— Zeta (2026)