Dejé el bulto en la consigna.

Dejé is the 1st person singular preterite of dejar, so it means I left in the sense of a completed action in the past.

• dejo = I leave / I am leaving (present)
• dejaba = I was leaving / I used to leave (imperfect, more ongoing or habitual)
• dejé = I left (finished action)

In Dejé el bulto en la consigna, the speaker is talking about one completed event: they left the item there.

The accent mark shows both pronunciation and meaning.

• dejé = I left
• deje = a different form, such as a formal command or a subjunctive form

The accent tells you the stress falls on the last syllable: de-JÉ.

So the accent is important because it helps identify the verb form correctly.

Bulto is a fairly general word for a package, bundle, parcel, or sometimes a bulky item.

In this sentence, it suggests some kind of piece of luggage or a wrapped item, not necessarily a specific suitcase. It is a bit broader and less precise than words like:

• maleta = suitcase
• bolsa = bag
• paquete = package/parcel

So el bulto can sound like the item / the package / the bundle depending on context.

Spanish uses articles much more often than English. Here, el bulto means the package/item.

The article el suggests the speaker has a specific item in mind, even if English might sometimes just say something like I left my luggage... or I left the package...

Without the article, bulto would sound less natural in this sentence.

In Spain, la consigna often means a left-luggage office, baggage storage area, or sometimes luggage lockers, especially in places like train or bus stations.

So Dejé el bulto en la consigna means the speaker left the item in a place where luggage or belongings are stored temporarily.

A useful note: consigna can have other meanings in other contexts, such as slogan, watchword, or instruction/password, but in this sentence it clearly refers to luggage storage.

Because en is used here to indicate location: the item ended up in / at the luggage storage place.

• en la consigna = in/at the left-luggage office
• a la consigna would suggest movement toward it, and would not sound right here with dejar in this context

With dejar, Spanish commonly uses en to say where something was left:

• Dejé las llaves en la mesa = I left the keys on the table
• Dejé la maleta en el hotel = I left the suitcase at the hotel

So en la consigna is the natural choice.

Yes, consigna is a feminine noun, so it takes la.

• la consigna

Many nouns ending in -a are feminine, and consigna follows that common pattern. As always, it is best to learn nouns together with their article:

• el bulto
• la consigna

That makes it easier to remember gender correctly.

Yes. In Spain, both Dejé el bulto en la consigna and He dejado el bulto en la consigna are possible, but they are used a bit differently.

• Dejé = simple completed past event
• He dejado = present perfect; often used in Spain for a past action connected to the present, especially if it feels recent or still relevant

So:

• Dejé el bulto en la consigna = I left the package in the left-luggage office
• He dejado el bulto en la consigna = I have left the package in the left-luggage office

In many parts of Latin America, speakers would more often prefer dejé where Spain might use he dejado.

Yes, but the original order is the most neutral and natural:

• Dejé el bulto en la consigna.

You could also change it for emphasis:

• El bulto lo dejé en la consigna.
  This emphasizes the package/item.
• En la consigna dejé el bulto.
  This emphasizes where it was left.

Spanish word order is more flexible than English, but the basic version is usually best unless you want special emphasis.

Not always. Dejar is a very common verb with several meanings, including:

• to leave something somewhere
  
  • Dejé el bulto en la consigna.
• to let / allow
  
  • No me deja entrar. = He/She won’t let me in.
• to stop / give up
  
  • Dejé de fumar. = I gave up smoking.

So in this sentence, dejar specifically means to leave something somewhere.

A Spain Spanish pronunciation would be roughly:

deh-HEH el BOOL-toh en la kon-SEE-nya

A few useful points:

• j in dejé is a strong throaty sound
• ll is not in this sentence, so nothing special there
• c in consigna is before o, so it sounds like a normal k
• gn in consigna is pronounced like ny in many English approximations, so con-SEE-nya is a helpful guide

The main stress is on:

• deJÉ
• BULto
• conSIGna