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atribuir Negative Imperative Conjugation

atribuir — to attribute

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Quick answer:

Negative commands for atribuir always use the 'y': no atribuyas, no atribuya, no atribuyamos, no atribuyáis, no atribuyan.

atribuir Negative Imperative Forms

túno atribuyas
ustedno atribuya
nosotrosno atribuyamos
vosotrosno atribuyáis
ustedesno atribuyan

When to Use the Negative Imperative

Use this to tell someone not to blame or credit something to the wrong source.

Notes on atribuir in the Negative Imperative

Since negative commands use the present subjunctive, they all feature the 'y' spelling change.

Example Sentences

  • No atribuyas tus problemas a la mala suerte.

    Don't attribute your problems to bad luck.

    tú

  • No atribuyan el éxito solo al dinero.

    Don't attribute success only to money.

    ustedes

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: no atribuyas (missing accent on other forms)

    Correct: no atribuyáis

    Why: The vosotros negative command needs the accent on the 'á' in 'atribuyáis'.

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Related Tenses

Present

yo: atribuyo

The present of atribuir adds a 'y' before endings, except for nosotros and vosotros: atribuyo, atribuyes, atribuye, atribuyen.

Preterite

yo: atribuí

In the preterite, atribuir changes 'i' to 'y' in the third-person forms: atribuyó and atribuyeron.

Imperfect

yo: atribuía

The imperfect of atribuir is regular: atribuía, atribuías, atribuía, atribuíamos, atribuíais, atribuían.

Future

yo: atribuiré

The future of atribuir is regular: atribuiré, atribuirás, atribuirá, atribuiremos, atribuiréis, atribuirán.

Conditional

yo: atribuiría

The conditional of atribuir is regular: atribuiría, atribuirías, atribuiría, atribuiríamos, atribuiríais, atribuirían.

Present Subjunctive

yo: atribuya

The present subjunctive of atribuir inserts a 'y' in all forms: atribuya, atribuyas, atribuya, atribuyamos, atribuyáis, atribuyan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

yo: atribuyera

The imperfect subjunctive of atribuir uses the 'y' from the preterite: atribuyera, atribuyeras, atribuyera, atribuyéramos, atribuyerais, atribuyeran.

Affirmative Imperative

yo: atribuye

Commands for atribuir use 'atribuye' (tú) and 'atribuya' (usted), following the 'y' spelling change.