Word
Dejamos de comparar ambas harinas.
Meaning
We stop comparing both flours.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Dejamos de comparar ambas harinas.
ambas
both
dejar de
to stop
la harina
the flour
comparar
to compare
Questions & Answers about Dejamos de comparar ambas harinas.
Why is it dejamos? Does it mean we stop or we stopped?
It can mean either one, depending on context.
Dejamos is the 1st person plural form (we) of dejar, and for -ar verbs this form is the same in:
- present indicative: we stop / we leave
- preterite: we stopped / we left
So:
- Dejamos de comparar ambas harinas can mean We stop comparing both flours
- or We stopped comparing both flours
You need context to know which one is intended.
Why is there a de after dejamos?
Because dejar de + infinitive is a fixed structure meaning to stop doing something.
So:
Examples:
- Dejo de fumar = I stop smoking
- Dejamos de comparar = We stop comparing / We stopped comparing
Without de, the meaning would be different.
Why is comparar in the infinitive instead of comparamos?