Dejamos de trabajar cuando termina la jornada comprimida.

In Spanish, subject pronouns are often omitted because the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

• dejamos = we leave / we stop
• The ending -amos tells you the subject is we

So Dejamos de trabajar... naturally means We stop working... without needing nosotros.

You could say Nosotros dejamos de trabajar..., but that usually adds emphasis or contrast, for example:

• Nosotros dejamos de trabajar, pero ellos no.
  We stop working, but they don’t.

Dejar de + infinitive means to stop doing something or to cease doing something.

So:

• dejar de trabajar = to stop working

This is a very common structure in Spanish:

• Dejó de fumar. = He/She stopped smoking.
• He dejado de comer carne. = I have stopped eating meat.

In your sentence, Dejamos de trabajar means We stop working.

Because after dejar de, Spanish uses an infinitive.

The pattern is:

• dejar de + infinitive

So:

• dejar de trabajar
• dejar de estudiar
• dejar de hablar

This is similar to English to stop + -ing:

• stop working
• stop studying
• stop talking

Spanish does not use a gerund here the way English does.

Because the subject of termina is la jornada comprimida, not we.

Breakdown:

• Dejamos de trabajar = We stop working
• cuando termina la jornada comprimida = when the compressed workday ends

Here, termina is third person singular because:

• la jornada = the workday
• singular feminine noun
• so the verb is termina

If the subject were we, then it would be terminamos.

Spanish often uses the present tense for:

• general truths
• routines
• schedules
• things that normally happen

So this sentence can mean something like:

• We stop working when the compressed workday ends
• We stop working once the compressed shift is over

It sounds like a general rule or habitual situation.

English also often uses the present in this kind of sentence:

• We leave when the meeting ends
• I eat when I get home

So the present tense is completely natural here.

This is a very common question.

In this sentence, cuando + indicative is used because the speaker is talking about something understood as habitual, regular, or factual:

• Dejamos de trabajar cuando termina la jornada comprimida. = We stop working when the compressed workday ends.

This sounds like a repeated routine or a general statement.

If you say cuando termine, with the subjunctive, it usually points to a future event not yet completed:

• Dejaremos de trabajar cuando termine la jornada comprimida. = We will stop working when the compressed workday ends.

So, in short:

• cuando termina = routine / general fact
• cuando termine = future event

In Spain, jornada often refers to the working day, work schedule, or shift.

Jornada comprimida usually means a compressed workday or compressed schedule: the working hours are concentrated into a shorter part of the day, often with fewer or shorter breaks, so the employee finishes earlier.

For example, instead of spreading work across a long day with a big midday break, people may work the hours more continuously.

So la jornada comprimida is not just the day in a general sense; it is specifically a workday arrangement.

Because Spanish often uses the definite article where English may or may not use one.

Here, la jornada comprimida means:

• the compressed workday
• the compressed schedule

It refers to a specific type of workday being talked about in context.

Spanish uses articles very naturally with nouns:

• el trabajo = work / the job
• la jornada = the workday / shift
• la oficina = the office

So la is completely normal here.

Not exactly. The most direct meaning is we stop working.

That may imply leaving work, but it does not literally mean we leave the workplace.

Compare:

• Dejamos de trabajar = We stop working
• Salimos del trabajo = We leave work / We leave the workplace
• Terminamos de trabajar = We finish working

Depending on context, dejamos de trabajar might happen because the workday ends, but the focus is on stopping the activity of working.

Be careful: acabamos de trabajar usually means we have just finished working or we just finished working.

That is a different structure:

• acabar de + infinitive = to have just done something

Examples:

• Acabo de llegar. = I have just arrived.
• Acabamos de comer. = We have just eaten.

If you want to say we finish work, you could say:

• Terminamos de trabajar cuando...
  or
• Dejamos de trabajar cuando...

But acabamos de trabajar would usually not mean the same thing here.

Yes, especially the expression jornada is very common in Spain when talking about working hours, shifts, and labour schedules.

A learner of Spanish from Spain will often see expressions like:

• jornada laboral = working day / working hours
• jornada completa = full-time schedule
• media jornada = part-time
• jornada intensiva = continuous workday, often finishing earlier
• jornada comprimida = compressed workday

So even if the grammar is general Spanish, the workplace vocabulary here feels very natural in a Spain context.