déjame comer tu gato
/dexame komeɾ tu ɡato/from spelling rules
The English phrase "let me eat your cat" is translated into Spanish as déjame comer tu gato.
This phrase is a literal request to be allowed to consume someone's pet cat as food.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of déjame (let me/allow me), comer (to eat), tu (your) and gato (cat).
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase déjame comer tu gato, the verb dejar is used in the imperative mood with the enclitic pronoun me attached to the end to form déjame.
Did you know?
- In Spanish slang, calling someone a gato can be an insult meaning they are a 'servant' or 'lackey', particularly in Mexico.
- Depending on the context, gato can refer to a person from Madrid, though it is more commonly used to describe residents of the city center.
- While gato means cat, the word gato is also used in some Spanish-speaking regions to describe a jack or a tool used for lifting cars.
Examples in context
- Oye, déjame comerme a tu gato.Hey, let me eat your cat.
- Por favor, déjame comer tu gato.Please, let me eat your cat.
Example conversation
Two people are having a strange, surreal argument in a kitchen.
- MaríaDaniel, déjame comer tu gato.Daniel, let me eat your cat.
- Daniel¡Ni hablar, María! Es mi mascota.No way, María! He is my pet.
- MaríaSolo quiero probarlo.I only want to try it.
- DanielNo lo vas a hacer.You are not going to do it.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
