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yo permitírselo

to afford it, to allow it (to someone)

→ permitir
permitír to allow, to permit + se if + lo Third-person singular direct object
verb · 1st-person singular, past tense Rare #53,588
to afford it Often used for being able to afford something.
SP: Con ese sueldo, puede permitírselo.
EN: With that salary, they can afford it.
to allow it (to someone)
SP: No debemos permitírselo.
EN: We mustn't allow them to do it.
Conjugation of permitir
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First permití permitimos
Second permitiste —
Third permitió permitieron

Puede permitírselo.

He/She can afford it.

— 飲食男女 (1994)

Hoy podrá permitírselo.

Today he can afford it.

— Psicosis (1960)

Deberíamos permitírselo por su mala salud.

We should allow it because of his poor health.

¡Y no voy a permitírselo a nadie más tampoco!

And I won’t let anyone else do it either!

— El sacrificio (1986)