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Old May 08, 2012, 03:38 AM
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How can we translate these sentences
se negó en dejarnos dejar las maletas en la habitación
se negó en darnos más opciones

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she wouldn´t let us leave the baggage in the room
she refused to let us .............
she refused to give us more options.
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Old May 08, 2012, 07:05 AM
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'Se negó' is an impersonal construction. The English equivalent is to use the impersonal subject pronoun 'they', or to use the passive voice.

They wouldn't let us leave the baggage in the room. -or-
Leaving baggage in the room wasn't allowed.

They refused to give us other options. -or-
Other options weren't given.
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Old May 08, 2012, 07:11 AM
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And if you talk about a partcular person, like Mary.?
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Old May 08, 2012, 11:11 AM
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Just for the love of regionalisms (or so I suppose), in Mexico we would say "se negó a", not "en":
- Se negó a permitirnos dejar las maletas en la habitación.
- Se negó a darnos más opciones.

@Rusty: I think our impersonal would be rather constructed with a pronominal in this case:
- Se nos negó (el) poder dejar las maletas en la habitación.
- Se nos negó (el) tener más opciones.
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Old May 08, 2012, 07:13 AM
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Then the subject is no longer an impersonal subject and 'she' may be used as the personal subject pronoun. The Spanish equivalent would be to add 'ella' as the subject.
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