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No dejéis el pincel encima de la paleta.

No dejéis el pincel encima de la paleta.
Do not leave the paintbrush on top of the palette.
From Lesson 163:Negative plural commands (no mojéis...)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about No dejéis el pincel encima de la paleta.

Why do we use dejéis here instead of the regular command dejad or present tense dejáis?
This sentence uses a negative command for vosotros (you all, informal). For negative commands, you cannot use the affirmative command form (dejad). Instead, for -ar verbs like dejar, you drop the -ar and add -éis.
Why is there an accent mark on dejéis?
The spoken stress in this word falls on the e. Because words ending in s normally stress the second-to-last syllable, we need a written accent mark to show the stress is actually on the final syllable. All negative vosotros commands have an accent mark on that ending!
Could I just say en la paleta instead of encima de la paleta?
Yes! The word en means on or in, so it works perfectly fine here. However, encima de specifically translates to on top of. It adds a bit more precision, making it clear the brush should not be resting directly on top of the paint palette.
Does el pincel mean any type of brush?
No, el pincel specifically refers to a small artist's paintbrush. If you were telling someone not to leave a large house-painting brush on the floor, you would use the word la brocha. For a hairbrush, you would use el cepillo.

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