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¿Y si lo dejamos para mañana?

What if we leave it till tomorrow?

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Why every word is where it is

¿Y1conjunctionand (what)si1conjunctioniflo3object pronounitél · 3rd sing. · direct objectdejamos2verbwe leavedejar · present · 1st pl.para3prepositiontill (for)mañanaadverbtomorrow?
  • si → dejamos: si + present indicative
  • lo → dejamos: lo: the task
  • dejamos → para: dejar para + time

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    ¿Y si + present indicative? = what if…?: a gentle suggestion, with the main clause left unsaid. The extended conditional system: de + infinitive, hubiera and colloquial patterns →
  2. 2
    Present dejamos after si, never the present subjunctive; ¿y si lo dejáramos…? sounds more tentative. Real conditions: si + present →
  3. 3
    dejar algo para + time = to put something off until then. lo = the task.

Variations

  • ¿Y si lo dejáramos para mañana?
  • ¿Qué tal si lo dejamos para mañana?
  • ¿Por qué no lo dejamos para mañana?