brillar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
brillar — to shine
The imperative of brillar gives commands: brilla (tú), brillad (vosotros), brille (usted).
brillar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to encourage someone to shine or stand out. It's often used figuratively in motivational contexts.
Notes on brillar in the Affirmative Imperative
Brillar is regular in the imperative. The tú form matches the present indicative 'ella' form.
Example Sentences
¡Brilla con luz propia!
Shine with your own light!
tú
Brillen en el escenario hoy.
Shine on stage today.
ustedes
Brillad, amigos míos.
Shine, my friends.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'brillar' as a command for tú.
Correct: brilla
Why: The infinitive is not used as a direct affirmative command for the singular 'you'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: brillo
Brillar is regular in the present: brillo, brillas, brilla, brillamos, brilláis, brillan.
Preterite
yo: brillé
The preterite of brillar is regular: brillé, brillaste, brilló, brillamos, brillasteis, brillaron.
Imperfect
yo: brillaba
The imperfect of brillar uses -aba endings: brillaba, brillabas, brillaba, brillábamos, brillabais, brillaban.
Future
yo: brillaré
The future of brillar adds endings to the infinitive: brillaré, brillarás, brillará, brillaremos, brillaréis, brillarán.
Conditional
yo: brillaría
The conditional of brillar is regular: brillaría, brillarías, brillaría, brillaríamos, brillaríais, brillarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: brille
The present subjunctive of brillar uses -e endings: brille, brilles, brille, brillemos, brilléis, brillen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: brillara
The imperfect subjunctive of brillar uses -ara endings: brillara, brillaras, brillara, brilláramos, brillarais, brillaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no brilles
The negative imperative of brillar uses the subjunctive: no brilles, no brille, no brillemos, no brilléis, no brillen.