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How to Say "allow yourself" in Spanish

The Spanish word for “allow yourself” is “déjate” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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verbB1
giving permission to oneself
A simple storybook illustration of a person floating peacefully on their back in calm, clear blue water, completely relaxed with their arms spread wide, symbolizing 'letting yourself' be supported.

Examples

Déjate llevar por el momento.

Let yourself be carried away by the moment (go with the flow).

Déjate ayudar, no puedes hacerlo todo solo.

Allow yourself to be helped; you can't do everything alone.

Siéntate y déjate mimar un poco.

Sit down and let yourself be pampered a little.

Letting Others Act

When 'déjate' is followed by another verb in its passive form (like 'ayudar' or 'peinar'), it means 'allow someone else to do this action to you'.

Using the Wrong Pronoun

Mistake: “Deja se ayudar.”

Correction: Déjate ayudar. Since you are talking to 'tú' (you, informal), you must use the 'te' pronoun, not 'se'.

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