What does permitir mean in English?

Permitir means "to allow/permit" in English.

How do you conjugate permitir in Spanish?

Permitir is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What are common idiomatic expressions with permitir?

Common idiomatic expressions using permitir include: "¿me permite?" (may I? / excuse me), "permitirse el lujo de" (to afford the luxury of). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

How do you use permitir in a sentence?

Example: "Mis padres no me permiten salir tarde." which means "My parents don't allow me to go out late." in English.

What are synonyms for permitir?

Spanish synonyms for permitir include: dejar, autorizar, consentir. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Permitir

to allow/permit

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

permitir

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

permitiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

permitido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	permito I allow/permit	I allow/permit
tú	permites you allow/permit	you allow/permit
él/ella/usted	permite he/she/you allow/permits	he/she/you allow/permits
nosotros	permitimos we allow/permit	we allow/permit
vosotros	permitís you all allow/permit	you all allow/permit
ellos/ustedes	permiten they/you all allow/permit	they/you all allow/permit

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	permitía I used to allow/permit	I used to allow/permit
tú	permitías you used to allow/permit	you used to allow/permit
él/ella/usted	permitía he/she/you used to allow/permit	he/she/you used to allow/permit
nosotros	permitíamos we used to allow/permit	we used to allow/permit
vosotros	permitíais you all used to allow/permit	you all used to allow/permit
ellos/ustedes	permitían they/you all used to allow/permit	they/you all used to allow/permit

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	permití I allow/permited	I allow/permited
tú	permitiste you allow/permited	you allow/permited
él/ella/usted	permitió he/she/you allow/permited	he/she/you allow/permited
nosotros	permitimos we allow/permited	we allow/permited
vosotros	permitisteis you all allow/permited	you all allow/permited
ellos/ustedes	permitieron they/you all allow/permited	they/you all allow/permited

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	permitiré I will allow/permit	I will allow/permit
tú	permitirás you will allow/permit	you will allow/permit
él/ella/usted	permitirá he/she/you will allow/permit	he/she/you will allow/permit
nosotros	permitiremos we will allow/permit	we will allow/permit
vosotros	permitiréis you all will allow/permit	you all will allow/permit
ellos/ustedes	permitirán they/you all will allow/permit	they/you all will allow/permit

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	permitiría I would allow/permit	I would allow/permit
tú	permitirías you would allow/permit	you would allow/permit
él/ella/usted	permitiría he/she/you would allow/permit	he/she/you would allow/permit
nosotros	permitiríamos we would allow/permit	we would allow/permit
vosotros	permitiríais you all would allow/permit	you all would allow/permit
ellos/ustedes	permitirían they/you all would allow/permit	they/you all would allow/permit

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	permita that I allow/permit	that I allow/permit
tú	permitas that you allow/permit	that you allow/permit
él/ella/usted	permita that he/she/you allow/permit	that he/she/you allow/permit
nosotros	permitamos that we allow/permit	that we allow/permit
vosotros	permitáis that you all allow/permit	that you all allow/permit
ellos/ustedes	permitan that they/you all allow/permit	that they/you all allow/permit

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	permitiera or permitiese that I allow/permited	that I allow/permited
tú	permitieras or permitieses that you allow/permited	that you allow/permited
él/ella/usted	permitiera or permitiese that he/she/you allow/permited	that he/she/you allow/permited
nosotros	permitiéramos or permitiésemos that we allow/permited	that we allow/permited
vosotros	permitierais or permitieseis that you all allow/permited	that you all allow/permited
ellos/ustedes	permitieran or permitiesen that they/you all allow/permited	that they/you all allow/permited

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he permitido I have allow/permited	I have allow/permited
tú	has permitido you have allow/permited	you have allow/permited
él/ella/usted	ha permitido he/she/you have allow/permited	he/she/you have allow/permited
nosotros	hemos permitido we have allow/permited	we have allow/permited
vosotros	habéis permitido you all have allow/permited	you all have allow/permited
ellos/ustedes	han permitido they/you all have allow/permited	they/you all have allow/permited

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había permitido I had allow/permited	I had allow/permited
tú	habías permitido you had allow/permited	you had allow/permited
él/ella/usted	había permitido he/she/you had allow/permited	he/she/you had allow/permited
nosotros	habíamos permitido we had allow/permited	we had allow/permited
vosotros	habíais permitido you all had allow/permited	you all had allow/permited
ellos/ustedes	habían permitido they/you all had allow/permited	they/you all had allow/permited

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube permitido I had allow/permited	I had allow/permited
tú	hubiste permitido you had allow/permited	you had allow/permited
él/ella/usted	hubo permitido he/she/you had allow/permited	he/she/you had allow/permited
nosotros	hubimos permitido we had allow/permited	we had allow/permited
vosotros	hubisteis permitido you all had allow/permited	you all had allow/permited
ellos/ustedes	hubieron permitido they/you all had allow/permited	they/you all had allow/permited

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré permitido I will have allow/permited	I will have allow/permited
tú	habrás permitido you will have allow/permited	you will have allow/permited
él/ella/usted	habrá permitido he/she/you will have allow/permited	he/she/you will have allow/permited
nosotros	habremos permitido we will have allow/permited	we will have allow/permited
vosotros	habréis permitido you all will have allow/permited	you all will have allow/permited
ellos/ustedes	habrán permitido they/you all will have allow/permited	they/you all will have allow/permited

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría permitido I would have allow/permited	I would have allow/permited
tú	habrías permitido you would have allow/permited	you would have allow/permited
él/ella/usted	habría permitido he/she/you would have allow/permited	he/she/you would have allow/permited
nosotros	habríamos permitido we would have allow/permited	we would have allow/permited
vosotros	habríais permitido you all would have allow/permited	you all would have allow/permited
ellos/ustedes	habrían permitido they/you all would have allow/permited	they/you all would have allow/permited

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya permitido that I have allow/permited	that I have allow/permited
tú	hayas permitido that you have allow/permited	that you have allow/permited
él/ella/usted	haya permitido that he/she/you have allow/permited	that he/she/you have allow/permited
nosotros	hayamos permitido that we have allow/permited	that we have allow/permited
vosotros	hayáis permitido that you all have allow/permited	that you all have allow/permited
ellos/ustedes	hayan permitido that they/you all have allow/permited	that they/you all have allow/permited

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera permitido that I had allow/permited	that I had allow/permited
tú	hubieras permitido that you had allow/permited	that you had allow/permited
él/ella/usted	hubiera permitido that he/she/you had allow/permited	that he/she/you had allow/permited
nosotros	hubiéramos permitido that we had allow/permited	that we had allow/permited
vosotros	hubierais permitido that you all had allow/permited	that you all had allow/permited
ellos/ustedes	hubieran permitido that they/you all had allow/permited	that they/you all had allow/permited

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	permite	allow/permit! (you)
usted	permita	allow/permit! (you formal)
nosotros	permitamos	let's allow/permit!
vosotros	permitid	allow/permit! (you all)
ustedes	permitan	allow/permit! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no permitas	don't allow/permit! (you)
usted	no permita	don't allow/permit! (you formal)
nosotros	no permitamos	let's not allow/permit!
vosotros	no permitáis	don't allow/permit! (you all)
ustedes	no permitan	don't allow/permit! (you all)

More About "permitir"

Idiomatic Expressions

¿me permite?

may I? / excuse me

💡 Polite request for permission or to pass

permitirse el lujo de

to afford the luxury of

💡 Being able to indulge in something

Examples in Context

Mis padres no me permiten salir tarde.

My parents don't allow me to go out late.

Present

El profesor permitió el uso de calculadoras.

The teacher allowed the use of calculators.

Preterite

¿Me permite pasar?

May I pass?

Present

Esto permitirá mejorar la productividad.

This will allow improving productivity.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

dejar(to let, allow)

Less formal

autorizar(to authorize)

More official or formal

consentir(to consent, allow)

Implies agreeing to something

Antonyms:

prohibir(to prohibit)

impedir(to prevent)

Usage Notes

•Permitir is a regular -ir verb
•Main meaning: to allow, to permit, to enable
•More formal than "dejar" for granting permission
•Often followed by infinitive: permitir hacer (to allow to do)
•Reflexive "permitirse" means "to allow oneself" or "to afford"
•Common in formal or official contexts

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