deja de decir eso
/dexa de deθiɾ eso/from spelling rules
In Spanish, "stop saying that" is translated as deja de decir eso.
This phrase is a request or command for someone to cease repeating a specific statement.
Which one should you use?
The phrase deja de decir eso specifically uses eso to mean "that". If you wish to change the object to mean "stop saying it", you would use deja de decirlo instead. To specify that the person should stop telling the statement specifically to you, you can use deja de decírmelo, which means "stop telling it to me".
How does it change in a sentence?
The form of the verb changes based on who you are addressing. To address a group of people (plural), change deja to dejen to say dejen de decir eso.
Did you know?
- The verb decir comes from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to show' or 'to point out'. In its earliest forms, speaking was conceptualized as pointing something out to another person.
- While deja de decir eso is a command, adding the word por favor at the end does not always make it polite. Depending on the tone, it can actually sound more sarcastic or impatient than the command alone.
- If you are in Spain and want to sound very informal with a group of friends, you would use dejad de decir eso instead of the Latin American dejen de decir eso.
Examples in context
- Deja de decir eso.Stop saying that.This sentence shows how to use the phrase deja de decir eso.Tatoeba #6688859 by arh, translation #2250021 by CK
- Por favor, deja de decir eso.Please, stop saying that.
- Le ruego que deje de decir eso.I beg you to stop saying that.
- Me gustaría que dejaras de decir eso.I would like you to stop saying that.
- ¿Podría dejar de decir eso, por favor?Could you stop saying that, please?
- Deja de decir eso, por favor.Stop saying that, please.
- Para de decir eso.Quit saying that.
- Para de decir eso. No tiene gracia.Quit saying that. It's not funny.
- Déjalo ya con tus comentarios.Just stop with your comments.
- Deja de decir eso, me pone nervioso.Stop saying that, it makes me nervous.
- Por favor, deja de decir eso de mí.Please, stop saying that about me.
Example conversation
Two friends are arguing in a living room.
- Sofía¡Deja de decir eso de mi hermano!Stop saying that about my brother!
- DanielSolo estoy bromeando, Sofía.I am only joking, Sofía.
- SofíaNo es gracioso, Daniel.It is not funny, Daniel.
- DanielEstá bien, lo siento.Okay, I am sorry.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, decir, deja, eso, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
