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Allow, Permit & Let

Publicado: 07 de noviembre de 2022, 09:06
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¿Conoces la diferencia entre estos tres verbos "allow", "permit" y "let" ? Ahora mismo la explicamos.

 


Allow, permit y let son verbos con un significado realmente parecido: dar permiso o hacer posible que alguien lleve algo a cabo.

No obstante, permit es más formal que allow y allow es más formal que let. Entramos en un juego de diferenciar entre lo formal y lo informal.

- The University has established a new Committee to permit more formal discussion about how scholarships should be provided to high-qualified students.
     La universidad ha establecido un nuevo Comité para posibilitar una discusión más formal sobre cómo las becas deberían ser ofrecidas a alumnos altamente cualificados.

- The plan for self-employed people will allow them to hire new employees with financial support.
     El plan para los autónomos les permitirá contratar nuevos empleados con ayuda económica.

- Will you let me pay for the cinema tickets?
     ¿Me dejarás pagar las entradas de cine?

 

 

 

Permit/allow someone + to do something

Usamos objeto directo + to-infinitive después de permit y allow:

- I would not allow a child to have an smartphone at the ate of 10.
    No permitiría que un niño tenga un teléfono móvil con 10 años.

 

 


Let someone + do something

Usamos siempre el infinitivo sin to después de let:

- Why don’t you let me go to the party? All my friends are going and I don’t want to miss this opportunity.
     ¿Por qué no me dejas ir a la fiesta? Todos mis amigos van a ir y no quiero perder esta oportunidad.

 

 


Passive with permit and allow

Muchas veces usamos la pasiva con permit y allow. Permit, en cambio, se usa mayoritariamente para comunicados públicos o notificaciones:

- Photoshop Application is only permitted for commercial use.
     La aplicación de photoshop sólo es permitida para uso comercial.

- You’re allowed to eat as much protein as you need.
      Se te permite comer tanta proteína como necesites.

 

Be careful !

 


En general, no se usa la forma pasiva con let:

- The children were allowed to play computer games after doing their homework.
- The children were let do…

 

¿Has entendido bien las diferencias? ¿Necesitas más explicaciones? Esperamos haberte ayudado!

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