bendecir Negative Imperative Conjugation
bendecir — to bless
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no bendigas, no bendiga...
bendecir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to bless something or someone.
Notes on bendecir in the Negative Imperative
Always uses the 'bendig-' stem followed by the opposite vowel endings.
Example Sentences
No bendigas eso todavía.
Don't bless that yet.
tú
No bendigáis el agua sin permiso.
Don't bless the water without permission.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no bendice
Correct: no bendigas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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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...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: bendice
The imperative uses 'bendice' for 'tú' and 'bendiga' for 'usted'.