darse Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
darse — to realize
The imperative forms attach the pronoun to the end: date, dese, dense.
darse Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to 'Realize!' or 'Notice!'. It's often used emphatically.
Notes on darse in the Affirmative Imperative
In the 'tú' form, the pronoun 'te' is attached to 'da' to become 'date'.
Example Sentences
¡Date cuenta de la situación!
Realize the situation!
tú
Dese cuenta de que es tarde.
Realize (formal) that it's late.
Dense cuenta de lo que han hecho.
Realize (plural) what you all have done.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'dáte' with an accent.
Correct: Date.
Why: The command 'da' + 'te' does not require an accent because the stress remains on the penultimate syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me doy
The present tense of darse is irregular only in the 'yo' form: me doy.
Preterite
yo: me di
The preterite of darse is irregular, featuring short stems like me di, te diste, and se dio.
Imperfect
yo: me daba
The imperfect of darse is regular: me daba, te dabas, se daba.
Future
yo: me daré
The future tense of darse is regular: me daré, te darás, se dará.
Conditional
yo: me daría
The conditional of darse is regular: me daría, te darías, se daría.
Present Subjunctive
yo: me dé
The present subjunctive of darse is irregular: me dé, te des, se dé.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: me diera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'di-' stem: me diera, te dieras, se diera.
Negative Imperative
yo: no te des
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no te des, no se dé.