dejar de fumar
/dexaɾ de fumaɾ/from spelling rules
To stop smoking in Spanish is dejar de fumar.
The phrase is used to describe the act of quitting the habit of using tobacco products.
Which one should you use?
Deja de fumar and Deje de fumar are commands, whereas dejar el hábito de fumar is a more descriptive way to say 'to quit the habit of smoking'.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, both Deje de fumar and Deja de fumar are used. In Argentina, it is common to use Dejá de fumar to tell someone to stop smoking.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb dejar requires the preposition de before an infinitive to express the cessation of an action, such as in dejar de fumar. If you want to say that someone stopped smoking in the past, you should use the preterite tense of dejar followed by de fumar, for example, dejó de fumar.
How do you pronounce it?
/dexaɾ de fumaɾ/
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Examples in context
- Deberías dejar de fumar.You must stop smoking.This sentence is useful for giving advice using dejar de fumar.Tatoeba #600195 by Shishir, translation #40615 by Swift
- No puedo dejar de fumar.I can't stop smoking.This sentence is useful for expressing inability using dejar de fumar.Tatoeba #764779 by Shishir, translation #2515170 by Dejo
- Tiene que dejar de fumar.She has to stop smoking.This sentence is useful for expressing necessity using dejar de fumar.Tatoeba #1088450 by Shishir, translation #311563 by CK
- Deje de fumar, su salud lo agradeceráStop smoking, your health will thank you
- Deja de fumar, amigo/a, es hora de cuidarteStop smoking, my friend, it's time to take care of yourself
- Dejá de fumar, vas a sentirte mucho mejorStop smoking, you'll feel much better
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Example conversation
Lucía and Mateo are talking about their health goals.
- LucíaQuiero dejar de fumar este año.I want to stop smoking this year.
- Mateo¡Qué buena idea, Lucía!What a great idea, Lucía!
- LucíaEs difícil, pero es necesario.It is difficult, but it is necessary.
- MateoYo te ayudaré a dejar de fumar.I will help you stop smoking.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, dejar, fumar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
