tengo que dejarte

I have to go

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I have to go Often used when ending a conversation, especially on the phone. Literally, it means “I have to leave you.” In “tengo que dejarte las cosas claras,” it means “I have to make things clear to you.”

SP: Tengo que dejarte; mi tren sale en cinco minutos.

EN: I have to go; my train leaves in five minutes.

Tengo que dejarte unos minutos pero vuelvo enseguida.

I have to leave you for a few minutes, but I’ll be right back.

Bueno, tengo que dejarte.

Well, I have to leave you.

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

Lo siento, Harry, tengo que dejarte.

I'm sorry, Harry, I have to leave you.

— Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal (2001)

Perdóname pero de verdad tengo que dejarte.

I'm sorry, but I really have to leave you.

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

Tengo que dejarte las cosas claras.

I need to make things clear to you.

— Dil se.. (1998)

Oye, tengo que dejarte.

Hey, I have to leave you.

— Dolor y gloria (2019)

Tengo que dejarte.

I have to leave you.

Perdóname, tengo que dejarte.

Forgive me, I have to leave you.

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

Tengo que dejarte ir.

I have to let you go.

Sí, te quiero, por eso tengo que dejarte.

Yes, I love you, that's why I have to leave you.