Dejo la bolsa allí.

Dejo is the first-person singular present tense of dejar, so it means I leave, I am leaving, or sometimes I’m putting down/placing, depending on context.

• yo dejo = I leave / I am leaving
• infinitive: dejar = to leave, to put down, to let, to allow

In this sentence, the subject yo is understood, so Dejo la bolsa allí means I leave the bag there.

Spanish often omits subject pronouns when the verb already makes the subject clear.

Because dejo can only mean I leave in this form, native speakers usually do not say yo unless they want emphasis or contrast.

• Dejo la bolsa allí. = normal, natural
• Yo dejo la bolsa allí. = I leave the bag there, with extra emphasis

For example, you might use yo if you are contrasting yourself with someone else:

• Tú llevas la caja y yo dejo la bolsa allí.

Spanish usually uses an article more often than English does. So where English might say I leave the bag there or sometimes just I leave my bag there depending on context, Spanish commonly says la bolsa.

Here, la is the definite article meaning the.

• la bolsa = the bag

In real conversation, la bolsa could refer to a bag that is already known from context. Spanish does this very naturally.

Not always in the most literal English sense. Bolsa can mean different kinds of bags depending on region and context, such as:

• bag
• purse
• shopping bag
• plastic bag

In much of Latin America, bolsa often means a general bag or plastic bag, but context matters. If the meaning has already been shown to the learner, the important thing here is that bolsa is a feminine noun, which is why it takes la.

In Spanish, nouns have grammatical gender. Bolsa is a feminine noun, so it takes feminine words with it:

• la bolsa
• una bolsa
• la bolsa roja

This grammatical gender does not necessarily mean the object itself is feminine in any real-world sense. It is simply part of how Spanish grammar works.

Allí means there. It refers to a place that is away from the speaker, and often away from the listener too, depending on context.

It is one of several Spanish words that can translate as there, including:

• aquí = here
• ahí = there, near you / at that spot
• allí = there, over there
• allá = over there / farther away / in that direction

In many situations, allí and ahí can overlap, but allí often sounds a bit more like over there.

Both can often be translated as there, but they usually suggest different distances or perspectives.

A simple way to think about it:

• aquí = here, near me
• ahí = there, near you / at that point
• allí = there, over there, farther away

So:

• Dejo la bolsa ahí. = I leave the bag there.
• Dejo la bolsa allí. = I leave the bag over there.

In everyday speech, native speakers do not always make a strict distinction, but this is the basic idea.

Yes. Spanish word order is often more flexible than English word order.

These are all possible, depending on emphasis:

• Dejo la bolsa allí.
• Dejo allí la bolsa.
• La bolsa la dejo allí.

The original sentence is very normal and neutral. It presents the action first, then the object, then the location.

Changing the order can shift the emphasis:

• Dejo allí la bolsa emphasizes the place a little more.
• La bolsa la dejo allí emphasizes the bag.

Yes, if it is already clear which bag you are talking about.

• La dejo allí. = I leave it there.

Here, la is a direct object pronoun meaning it, referring to la bolsa.

Compare:

• Dejo la bolsa allí. = I leave the bag there.
• La dejo allí. = I leave it there.

Spanish often uses object pronouns once the noun has already been mentioned.

No. Dejar is a very common verb with several meanings. Depending on context, it can mean:

• to leave
• to put down
• to drop off
• to let
• to allow
• to stop giving attention to something

In Dejo la bolsa allí, it most likely means something like:

• I leave the bag there
• I put the bag there
• I set the bag down there

The exact English choice depends on context.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

• dejo ≈ DEH-ho

Notes:

• The j in Spanish is not like the English j in job.
• It is a breathy sound, like a stronger h sound.

So dejo sounds roughly like DEH-ho.

In most of Latin America, allí is pronounced roughly like:

• ah-YEE

Notes:

• The stress is on the last syllable because of the accent mark: allí
• In much of Latin America, ll is pronounced like y

So a learner can safely think of it as ah-YEE.

The accent mark in allí shows that the stress falls on the last syllable:

• al-LÍ

Without the accent mark, Spanish spelling rules would suggest a different stress pattern.

Dejo does not need an accent mark because its stress already follows normal Spanish stress rules:

• DE-jo

So the written accents help show the correct pronunciation when it would not otherwise be obvious.

It is grammatically present tense, but in English the best translation can vary depending on context.

Dejo la bolsa allí can correspond to:

• I leave the bag there.
• I’m leaving the bag there.

Spanish simple present often covers ideas that English may express with either simple present or present progressive, depending on the situation.

If a speaker wanted to emphasize the ongoing action, they could also say:

• Estoy dejando la bolsa allí.

But the simple present is very common and natural.