deja de patear mi silla
/dexa de pateaɾ mi siʝa/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'stop kicking my chair' is translated into Spanish as deja de patear mi silla.
This phrase is used as a request or command for someone to stop hitting a chair with their foot. If the person is hitting the chair with their hand rather than their foot, you should use deja de golpear mi silla instead.
What does it mean word for word?
The construction deja de is used to mean 'stop (doing something)' and is followed by an infinitive verb to express the cessation of an action.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, a common expression to ask someone to stop is ¡No chingues, para de patear mi silla! In Argentina, you can say ¡Dejá de patear la silla, che! to express this.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form deja de patear mi silla uses the informal imperative (tú).
Did you know?
- While patear means 'to kick', its root pata is used in Spanish to refer to the legs of animals or furniture rather than humans.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, a playful or lighthearted way to stop someone from annoying you is to use the word ya, meaning 'now' or 'enough'.
- The word silla is a distant relative of the English word 'saddle'. Both words share an ancestor that refers to things one might sit upon.
Examples in context
- ¡Deja de patear mi silla ahora mismo!Stop kicking my chair right now!
Example conversation
Daniel and Sofía are sitting at a table in a library.
- DanielSofía, deja de patear mi silla, por favor.Sofía, stop kicking my chair, please.
- SofíaLo siento, Daniel, no me di cuenta.I'm sorry, Daniel, I didn't realize.
- DanielEs que hace mucho ruido.It's just that it makes a lot of noise.
- SofíaEstá bien, ya no lo haré.Okay, I won't do it anymore.
