cabrear Negative Imperative Conjugation
cabrear — to annoy
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: no cabrees, no cabree, no cabreemos, no cabréis, no cabreen.
cabrear Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
This is for telling someone *not* to do something. It's the polite (or firm) way to forbid an action, like 'Don't get annoyed!' or 'Don't annoy him!'
Notes on cabrear in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands in Spanish are formed using the present subjunctive. 'Cabrear' follows the regular -ar verb pattern in the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No cabrees a tu hermano, por favor.
Don't annoy your brother, please.
tú
No cabreemos con estas tonterías.
Let's not get annoyed with these silly things.
nosotros
No cabreen a la profesora, está de mal humor.
Don't annoy the teacher, she's in a bad mood.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive or indicative instead of the subjunctive.
Correct: Use 'no cabrees' (tú) not 'no cabrear' or 'no cabreas'.
Why: Negative commands always require the subjunctive mood.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'no'.
Correct: Always include 'no' before the subjunctive verb.
Why: The 'no' is essential to make the command negative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: cabreo
The present tense of 'cabrear' is regular: cabreo, cabreas, cabrea, cabreamos, cabreáis, cabrean.
Preterite
yo: cabreé
The preterite of 'cabrear' is regular: cabreé, cabreaste, cabreó, cabreamos, cabreasteis, cabrearon.
Imperfect
yo: cabreaba
The imperfect of 'cabrear' is regular: cabreaba, cabreabas, cabreaba, cabreábamos, cabreabais, cabreaban.
Future
yo: cabrearé
The future tense of 'cabrear' is regular: cabrearé, cabrearás, cabreará, cabrearemos, cabrearéis, cabrearán.
Conditional
yo: cabrearía
The conditional of 'cabrear' is regular: cabrearía, cabrearías, cabrearía, cabrearíamos, cabrearíais, cabrearían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: cabree
Use 'cabree', 'cabrees', 'cabreemos', 'cabréis', 'cabreen' after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or necessity.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cabreara
Use 'cabreara' or 'cabrease' (and variants) for hypothetical past situations or polite requests in the past.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: cabrea
Use 'cabrea' (tú), 'cabree' (usted), 'cabreemos' (nosotros), 'cabread' (vosotros), 'cabreen' (ustedes) for direct commands.