codificar Negative Imperative Conjugation
codificar — to code
The negative imperative of codificar uses the present subjunctive forms: no codifiques, no codifique, no codifiquemos, no codifiquéis, no codifiquen.
codificar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to code something, often for security or procedural reasons.
Notes on codificar in the Negative Imperative
All forms use the 'qu' spelling change because they are identical to the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No codifiques la contraseña en texto plano.
Don't code the password in plain text.
tú
No codifiquen la aplicación todavía.
Don't code the application yet.
No codifiquemos el error en el sistema.
Let's not code the error into the system.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no codifica
Correct: no codifiques
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the present indicative 'tú' form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: codifico
The present tense of codificar is completely regular: codifico, codificas, codifica, codificamos, codificáis, codifican.
Preterite
yo: codifiqué
The preterite of codificar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: codifiqué.
Imperfect
yo: codificaba
The imperfect of codificar is regular: codificaba, codificabas, codificaba, codificábamos, codificabais, codificaban.
Future
yo: codificaré
The future of codificar is regular: codificaré, codificarás, codificará, codificaremos, codificaréis, codificarán.
Conditional
yo: codificaría
The conditional of codificar is regular: codificaría, codificarías, codificaría, codificaríamos, codificaríais, codificarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: codifique
The present subjunctive of codificar requires a spelling change to 'qu' in all forms: codifique, codifiques, codifique, codifiquemos, codifiquéis, codifiquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: codificara
The imperfect subjunctive of codificar is regular based on the third-person plural preterite: codificara, codificaras, codificara, codificáramos, codificarais, codificaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: codifica
The imperative of codificar uses standard -ar endings with a spelling change in most forms: codifica, codifique, codifiquemos, codificad, codifiquen.