deja de tirar
/dexa de tiɾaɾ/from spelling rules
The English phrase "stop throwing" is translated into Spanish as deja de tirar.
This phrase is used as a command to tell someone to cease tossing or dropping objects.
Which one should you use?
You may also hear No siga lanzando to mean "do not continue throwing".
How does it change in a sentence?
The form deja de tirar uses the informal imperative (tú), which is used when speaking to a friend, child or someone you know well. To command more than one person to stop throwing, use dejen de tirar. If you want to say "stop throwing it" when referring to a masculine object, you attach the object pronoun lo to the end of the infinitive tirar, resulting in deja de tirarlo.
Did you know?
- The verb tirar is used in the expression tirar la casa por la ventana, which means to spend money lavishly. It literally translates to 'throwing the house out the window'.
- The word tirar can mean 'to throw' or 'to pull' depending on the context. You will often see signs on doors in Spanish-speaking countries that say tirar to tell you to pull the handle.
- The word tirar shares an ancient root with the English word 'draw', from the Proto-Indo-European root *der-. This reflects the historical connection between the actions of pulling, drawing, and pulling an object toward oneself.
Examples in context
- Por favor, deje de lanzar objetos.Please stop throwing objects.
- No siga lanzando cosas al suelo.Do not continue throwing things on the ground.
- Deja de tirar cosas, por favor.Stop throwing things, please.
- ¡Ya basta de arrojar objetos!Enough throwing objects!
- No más lanzamientos, por favor.No more throwing, please.
- ¡Deja de tirar la pelota!Stop throwing the ball!
- Deja de tirar la basura al suelo.Stop throwing the trash on the ground.
- ¡Deja de tirar las llaves!Stop throwing the keys!
- Deja de tirar piedras al río.Stop throwing stones into the river.
Example conversation
Alejandro is cleaning the living room while Maria plays with her toys.
- AlejandroMaría, deja de tirar los juguetes.Maria, stop throwing the toys.
- MaríaSolo estoy jugando, Alejandro.I'm just playing, Alejandro.
- AlejandroPuedes romper algo así.You could break something like that.
- MaríaEstá bien, voy a parar.Okay, I'm going to stop.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, deja, tirar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
