coser Negative Imperative Conjugation
coser — to sew
Negative imperative 'coser' forms: no cosas (tú), no cosa (usted), no cosamos (nosotros), no cosáis (vosotros), no cosan (ustedes).
coser Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use the negative imperative to tell someone *not* to do something. For 'coser', it's 'Don't sew this' or 'Don't sew it that way'.
Notes on coser in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands in Spanish use the present subjunctive tense. So, the negative imperative for 'coser' uses the present subjunctive forms of 'coser'.
Example Sentences
No cosas esa tela con hilo negro.
Don't sew that fabric with black thread.
tú
No cosa el cuello todavía.
Don't sew the collar yet.
usted
No cosáis los parches en la parte de atrás.
Don't sew the patches on the back.
vosotros
No nos cosamos los dedos, por favor.
Let's not sew our fingers, please.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive instead of the subjunctive.
Correct: It must be 'no coser', but that's not a command for a specific person. For 'tú', it's 'no cosas'.
Why: Negative commands for specific people (tú, usted, etc.) require the subjunctive mood, not the infinitive.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'no'.
Correct: Always add 'no' before the verb for a negative command.
Why: This is fundamental to forming negative commands.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: coso
Present tense of 'coser': coso, coses, cose, cosemos, coséis, cosen, used for current actions, habits, and general truths.
Preterite
yo: cosí
The preterite of 'coser' is regular: cosí, cosiste, cosió, cosimos, cosisteis, cosieron.
Imperfect
yo: cosía
Imperfect of 'coser': cosía, cosías, cosía, cosíamos, cosíais, cosían, for ongoing or habitual past actions.
Future
yo: coseré
Future tense of 'coser': coseré, coserás, coserá, etc., for actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: cosería
Conditional of 'coser': cosería, coserías, cosería, etc., for 'would' actions, polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: cosa
Present subjunctive of 'coser' (cosa, cosas, etc.) used after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, and uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cosiera
Imperfect subjunctive of 'coser' (cosiera/cosiese forms) used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or polite requests.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: cose
Imperative 'coser' forms: cose (tú), cosa (usted), cosamos (nosotros), cosed (vosotros), cosan (ustedes).