Desde luego, puedes venir.

Yes. Desde luego is a very common fixed expression meaning of course, certainly, or sure.

In Desde luego, puedes venir, it adds a reassuring, positive tone: Of course, you can come.

Although the literal pieces are desde = from and luego = later/then, you should learn desde luego as one expression, not by translating each word separately.

Yes, it is very natural in Spain and quite common in everyday speech.

In Spain, speakers often use desde luego to strongly agree, confirm something, or show that something is obvious. Depending on tone, it can sound:

• warm and friendly
• firm
• emphatic

For example:

• —¿Puedo ir? —Desde luego.
• —¿Es importante? —Desde luego.

The comma separates the introductory expression desde luego from the main clause puedes venir.

This is very common in Spanish when a phrase like desde luego, claro, por supuesto, or sin duda comes at the beginning of a sentence.

So:

• Desde luego, puedes venir. = natural
• Without the comma, it would look less standard in writing

In speech, there is usually a small pause there too.

Spanish often leaves out subject pronouns when they are not needed, because the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

Here:

• puedes = you can / you are able to
• the -es ending tells us it is tú

So (tú) puedes venir is correct, but tú is usually omitted unless you want emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

For example:

• Puedes venir. = neutral
• Tú puedes venir. = You can come, perhaps unlike someone else

Puedes is:

• present tense
• second person singular
• from the verb poder = to be able to / can

Its basic present forms are:

• yo puedo
• tú puedes
• él/ella/usted puede
• nosotros podemos
• vosotros podéis
• ellos/ellas/ustedes pueden

So puedes venir literally means you can come.

After poder, Spanish normally uses an infinitive.

So:

• puedes venir = you can come
• puedes hablar = you can speak
• puedes entrar = you can come in / enter

This is the same general pattern as English:

• can come
• can go
• can stay

So venir stays in the infinitive because it depends on puedes.

Spanish uses venir when movement is toward the speaker or toward the place the speaker considers their location/reference point.

So if someone is inviting another person to where the speaker is, venir is natural:

• Puedes venir. = You can come.

If the movement were away from the speaker, ir might be used instead:

• Puedes ir. = You can go.

This works similarly to English come vs go, though learners still need to pay attention because Spanish uses them very consistently.

Not exactly.

• puedes venir = you can come
• puedes venirte can sound a bit more colloquial and can suggest you can come along or you can come over, depending on context

In Spain, venirse is often used in casual speech, but venir is the more neutral and straightforward choice here.

So for learners, puedes venir is the safest basic form.

Yes. These are all natural, but they have slightly different tones:

• Desde luego, puedes venir. = certainly / of course; a bit emphatic
• Por supuesto, puedes venir. = of course; very common and clear
• Claro, puedes venir. = sure / of course; very conversational

In Spain, all three are normal. The exact choice depends on style and tone.

Sometimes, yes. It can sound more emphatic than simple claro.

Depending on tone, desde luego can mean:

• friendly certainty: Of course
• strong agreement: Absolutely
• even mild insistence: Well of course

In Desde luego, puedes venir, it is perfectly natural and polite. But in some contexts, the tone of voice matters a lot.

It is informal, because puedes is the tú form.

If you wanted to say it formally to usted, you would say:

• Desde luego, puede venir.

In Spain:

• tú is used with friends, family, many coworkers, and in many everyday situations
• usted is used in more formal or respectful contexts

A formal version would be:

• Desde luego, puede venir.

Here:

• puede = you can for usted

You could also use:

• Por supuesto, puede venir.
• Claro que sí, puede venir.

The sentence structure stays the same; only the verb changes to match the formal subject.

Yes. Very often it can stand alone as a complete reply.

For example:

• —¿Puedo venir? —Desde luego.

That means:

• —Can I come? —Of course.

This is very natural in conversation.

A broad pronunciation guide would be:

• desde ≈ DEHZ-deh
• luego ≈ LWEH-go

So the whole phrase sounds roughly like:

• DEHZ-deh LWEH-go

A few points:

• the d in Spanish is softer than English d in many positions
• ue in luego is pronounced like we
• stress falls on:
  • DES-de
  • LUE-go

So the rhythm is:

• DES-de LUE-go

Yes, but it is slightly different in tone.

• Sí, puedes venir. = Yes, you can come.
• Desde luego, puedes venir. = Of course, you can come.

Desde luego sounds more enthusiastic, reassuring, or emphatic than a simple sí.

In this context, it most likely gives permission: you may come / you’re welcome to come.

Grammatically, poder can express:

• ability: can
• permission: may / can
• possibility

So puedes venir could theoretically mean you are able to come, but in a sentence like this, especially after desde luego, it usually means yes, you are allowed/invited to come.

Yes, but it changes the rhythm and emphasis.

• Desde luego, puedes venir. puts the reassuring expression first
• Puedes venir, desde luego. sounds more like an added confirmation at the end: You can come, of course

The first version is more likely if you are directly answering a question like Can I come?

You could say:

• Desde luego, puedes venir con nosotros.
• if speaking to a woman in a group of women: ...con nosotras

So you just add the phrase showing who the person is coming with:

• con nosotros = with us (mixed group or all men)
• con nosotras = with us (all women)

Yes, a few useful things:

1. Learn desde luego as a whole expression meaning of course / certainly.
2. Spanish often drops subject pronouns, so puedes already means you can.
3. After poder, use the infinitive: puedes venir.
4. Use venir when someone is coming toward the speaker or the speaker’s place.
5. The sentence is informal because of the tú form puedes.