Déjalo así.

Leave it like that.

Breakdown of Déjalo así.

• dejar: to leave
• lo: it
• así: like that

Questions & Answers about Déjalo así.

What exactly is déjalo grammatically?

Déjalo is made of two parts:

• deja = the tú affirmative command of dejar
• lo = a direct object pronoun meaning it or him, depending on context

So déjalo literally means leave it / leave him.

In Déjalo así, the full structure is:

• Déjalo = leave it
• así = like that / that way / as it is

Why does déjalo have an accent mark?

The accent mark is there because a pronoun has been attached to the command.

Without the pronoun, you have:

• deja

When lo is added, you get:

• dejalo

But Spanish spelling rules would otherwise make the stress fall incorrectly, so it becomes:

• déjalo

The written accent keeps the stress on the first syllable: DÉ-ja-lo.

This is very common with affirmative commands plus attached pronouns.

Why is lo attached to the end of the verb instead of being separate?