brillar Negative Imperative Conjugation
brillar — to shine
The negative imperative of brillar uses the subjunctive: no brilles, no brille, no brillemos, no brilléis, no brillen.
brillar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to shine or draw attention to themselves, though this is less common than the affirmative.
Notes on brillar in the Negative Imperative
Brillar is regular; all negative commands are identical to the present subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
No brilles más que el jefe.
Don't shine more than the boss.
tú
No brillen demasiado hoy, queremos ser discretos.
Don't shine too much today, we want to be discreet.
ustedes
No brillemos tanto en esta reunión.
Let's not shine so much in this meeting.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no brilla' for a command.
Correct: no brilles
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: brilla
The imperative of brillar gives commands: brilla (tú), brillad (vosotros), brille (usted).