bendecir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
bendecir — to bless
The imperative uses 'bendice' for 'tú' and 'bendiga' for 'usted'.
bendecir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to command or strongly request a blessing.
Notes on bendecir in the Affirmative Imperative
The informal 'tú' form is 'bendice' (not 'bendí' like decir), and the formal forms use the 'g' stem.
Example Sentences
Bendice, Señor, estos alimentos.
Bless, Lord, this food.
tú
Bendigan a sus enemigos.
Bless your enemies.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: bendí
Correct: bendice
Why: While 'decir' becomes 'di', 'bendecir' uses the regular 'dice' ending for the tú command.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: bendigo
Bendecir is irregular in the present, changing the stem to 'bendig-' in the 'yo' form and 'bendic-' in others.
Preterite
yo: bendije
Bendecir is highly irregular in the preterite, using the 'bendij-' stem and special endings.
Imperfect
yo: bendecía
Bendecir is completely regular in the imperfect: bendecía, bendecías, bendecía...
Future
yo: bendeciré
Bendecir is regular in the future, using the full infinitive: bendeciré, bendecirás...
Conditional
yo: bendeciría
The conditional of bendecir is regular: bendeciría, bendecirías, bendeciría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: bendiga
The present subjunctive uses the 'bendig-' stem: bendiga, bendigas, bendiga...
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: bendijera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'bendij-' stem: bendijera, bendijeras, bendijera...
Negative Imperative
yo: no bendigas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no bendigas, no bendiga...