Phrase · ⚠️ Conditions and warnings
Te dejo ir a la fiesta con tal de que vuelvas antes de medianoche.
I'll let you go to the party as long as you're back before midnight.
C1setting a conditionAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Tepronounyou, to you, yourselftú · 2nd sing.dejo2verbI let, I leavedejar · present · 1st sing.irverbto goinfinitiveaprepositionto, atladeterminertheel · fem. · sing. · definitefiestanounpartyfem. · sing.conprepositionwithtal1determiner(con tal de que) as long assing.deprepositionof, fromqueconjunctionthatvuelvas3verbcome back (subj.)volver · subjunctive · present · 2nd sing.antesadverbbeforedeprepositionof, frommedianochenounmidnightfem. · sing..
- dejo → ir: dejar + infinitive
- tal → vuelvas: con tal de que + subjunctive
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1con tal de que + subjunctive = as long as (different subjects). Conditional connectors: siempre que, con tal de que, a no ser que, por si →
- 2dejar + infinitive = let (someone do); the present makes a promise.
- 3Present subjunctive of volver (o → ue).