ELONIO
Log inSign up

No dejes el biberón en la cuna.

No dejes el biberón en la cuna.
Do not leave the baby bottle in the crib.
From Lesson 130:Negative informal commands (no hables, no comas)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about No dejes el biberón en la cuna.

Why does the verb end in '-es' (dejes) instead of '-as'?
When you give a negative tú command (telling someone not to do something), regular -ar verbs like dejar (to leave) swap their typical -as ending for -es. That makes it no dejes. If you were telling them to leave it (a positive command), you would just say deja.
I thought the verb for "to leave" was salir. Why is it dejar here?
Spanish uses different verbs for "leaving" depending on the situation. You use salir when a person is physically exiting or departing a place (like leaving a room). You use dejar when you are leaving an object behind or putting it somewhere, like leaving a biberón (baby bottle) in a crib.
Could I just say botella instead of biberón?
While botella is the general word for a bottle (like a water or wine bottle), biberón is the specific word for a baby bottle. If you said botella, people might think you were leaving a standard beverage bottle in the crib!
Does en la cuna mean "in the crib" or "on the crib"?
The preposition en is very versatile and can mean "in", "on", or "at". Spanish speakers rely on common sense and context to know which one is meant. Here, you put a baby bottle inside a crib, so en la cuna translates to "in the crib".

Learn No dejes el biberón en la cuna and more in Spanish

All course content and exercises are completely free — no paywalls, no trial periods, no signup needed.

  • ✓ Practice with interactive exercises
  • ✓ Track your progress with spaced repetition
  • ✓Learn at your own pace — completely free
Start learning Spanish →