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Old July 01, 2014, 01:15 PM
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¿Cómo se dice..."

"If we let her come..."

"Si dejaramos que viniera..." o es que venga?
   
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Old July 01, 2014, 01:20 PM
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Two options:

Si dejamos que venga
Si dejáramos/dejásemos que viniera/viniese.
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Would it be incorrect to say: si la dejamos venir
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Old July 01, 2014, 06:51 PM
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Although it's often used, and it wouldn't sound incorrect in colloquial speech, the most proper constructions follow the rule of using the infinitive when both verbs refer to the same subject and the subjunctive when there are different subjects.

Here and here are some discussions and examples about it.
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Old July 01, 2014, 07:38 PM
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Would it be incorrect to say: si la dejamos venir
No, it's correct. I said "two options" metaphorically. Also: si la dejáramos/dejásemos venir.
 

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