Although somewhat not directly related to the main topic, I have always known 'To drop' as 'Dejar Caer' and 'Caer/caerse' being synonyms for 'To fall.
Have I made a mistake here?
Dejar caer vs caerse
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JamesKwiziq community member
Dejar caer vs caerse
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Using the "accidental" reflexive (se) with an indirect object pronoun "
Asked 1 year ago
Hola James
Yes, "dejar caer" [algo] also means "to drop" [something] - you can say for example:
Ten cuidado, no dejes caer eso, que se va a romper a pedazos.
Careful, don't drop that (= let that drop), because it will break into pieces.
We'd probably use dejar caer when we use the imperative (as shown in the example above).
Dejar caer is also a bit more colloquial.
Saludos
Inma
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