datar Negative Imperative Conjugation
datar — to date
Use 'no dates', 'no date', 'no datéis', 'no datemos', 'no daten' for negative commands with 'datar'.
datar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
You use the negative imperative to tell someone *not* to do something. For 'datar', it's usually about not dating something or someone. For instance, 'No dates el documento todavía' means 'Don't date the document yet'.
Notes on datar in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands in Spanish use the present subjunctive form of the verb, preceded by 'no'. So, 'datar' follows the regular present subjunctive pattern: no dates (tú), no date (usted), no datemos (nosotros), no datéis (vosotros), no daten (ustedes).
Example Sentences
No dates la respuesta hasta que la revises.
Don't date the answer until you check it.
tú
Por favor, no date por vencido.
Please, don't give up.
usted
No datéis el número de serie aquí.
Don't date the serial number here.
vosotros
No datemos la carta sin firmar.
Let's not date the letter without signing it.
nosotros
No daten la información incorrecta.
Don't date the incorrect information.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive after 'no'.
Correct: Use the present subjunctive form: 'no datar' (incorrect) vs 'no dates' (correct for tú).
Why: Negative commands require the subjunctive mood, not the infinitive.
Mistake: Confusing 'no datéis' (vosotros) with 'no dates' (tú).
Correct: Ensure you use the correct ending for the intended audience.
Why: The endings are distinct: -éis for vosotros, -es for tú.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: dato
The present tense of 'datar' (dato, datas, data, datamos, datáis, datan) is for current or habitual actions.
Preterite
yo: daté
The preterite of 'datar' is regular: daté, dataste, dató, datamos, datasteis, dataron.
Imperfect
yo: databa
The imperfect of 'datar' (databa, databas, databa, datábamos, databais, databan) describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Future
yo: dataré
The future tense of 'datar' (dataré, datarás, datará, dataremos, dataréis, datarán) indicates actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: dataría
The conditional of 'datar' (dataría, datarías, dataría, dataríamos, dataríais, datarían) expresses 'would' actions.
Present Subjunctive
yo: date
The present subjunctive of 'datar' (date, dates, datemos, datéis, daten) is used for wishes, doubts, and recommendations.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: datara
The imperfect subjunctive of 'datar' (datara/datase) is used for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: data
Use 'data', 'date', 'dad', 'datemos', 'daten' for direct commands with 'datar'.