To put something away

LearningSpanish · #1 July 25, 2012, 11:48 PM

What is the best translation for putting something away?

Poner en su sition? Guardarlo?

This is the sentence that I'd like to translate please:

I put my guitar away and said I would not play until he stopped talking to me.

Puse mi guitarra en su sitio y dije que no volvería tocarla hasta que dejara de hablarme.

**Rusty** · #2 July 26, 2012, 12:20 AM

In this sense, 'guardar algo'.

Guardé la guitarra y le dije que no volvería a tocarla hasta que (él/ella/usted) dejara de hablarme.

LearningSpanish · #3 July 26, 2012, 12:50 AM

Thanks heaps, so do I need the le in there even though I'm not saying it 'to anyone' - just saying?

Actually what is the dealio with that? I'm sure sometimes I see decir without the indirect object pronoun.

**Rusty** · #4 July 26, 2012, 01:38 AM

Decir doesn't always take an indirect object, no.
Digo la verdad.

LearningSpanish · #5 July 26, 2012, 03:44 AM

So for my example, why did you add it?

**Rusty** · #6 July 26, 2012, 10:01 AM

That's what I felt the sentence needed according to the interpretation I had in mind at the time.

LearningSpanish · #7 July 27, 2012, 03:39 PM

Okely dokely, thanx

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