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ellos dejaban

let, allowed

→ dejar
dej let, allow + aban 3rd-person plural imperfect
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #32,565
let, allowed In this form, it refers to an ongoing or repeated action in the past.
SP: Mis padres me dejaban usar el coche.
EN: My parents let me use the car.
Conjugation of dejar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First dejaba —
Third dejaba dejaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First dejaba —
Third dejaba dejaban

Porque no dejaban de pasar cosas.

Because things kept happening.

— ¡Ayuda! (2026)

No nos dejaban entrar.

They wouldn't let us in.

Los «siete », claro, dejaban afuera a James y Janet.

The “seven” obviously left James and Janet out.

Las nueces le dejaban la lengua áspera.

The nuts left his tongue feeling rough.

— Las alas del deseo (1987)

Sí, no nos dejaban salir.

Yes, they wouldn’t let us leave.

— Nuevo Orden (2020)

Que le dejaban maniobrar libremente en toda Latinoamérica.

That they were allowed to maneuver freely throughout Latin America.

— Zeta (2026)

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.

— Estallido mortal (1981)

No dejaban de cantar.

They wouldn't stop singing.

Tantas mujeres no te dejaban tiempo.

So many women left you no time.

— Les invasions barbares (2003)

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)