decir Negative Imperative Conjugation
decir — to say
Negative commands for decir use the present subjunctive: no digas, no diga, no digamos, no digáis, no digan.
decir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to say something.
Notes on decir in the Negative Imperative
Unlike the affirmative 'di', the negative 'tú' command uses the subjunctive form 'no digas'.
Example Sentences
No digas mentiras.
Don't tell lies.
tú
No digamos nada todavía.
Let's not say anything yet.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no di
Correct: no digas
Why: You cannot use the affirmative 'tú' command (di) for a negative command.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: digo
Decir is a 'yo-go' and e-to-i stem-changing verb: digo, dices, dice, decimos, decís, dicen.
Preterite
yo: dije
The preterite of decir is highly irregular, using the 'j' stem: dije, dijiste, dijo, dijimos, dijisteis, dijeron.
Imperfect
yo: decía
Decir is regular in the imperfect: decía, decías, decía, decíamos, decíais, decían.
Future
yo: diré
Decir has an irregular stem (dir-) in the future: diré, dirás, dirá, diremos, diréis, dirán.
Conditional
yo: diría
The conditional of decir uses the irregular stem 'dir-': diría, dirías, diría, diríamos, diríais, dirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: diga
The present subjunctive of decir builds off the 'yo' form: diga, digas, diga, digamos, digáis, digan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: dijera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'dijer-' stem: dijera, dijeras, dijera, dijéramos, dijerais, dijeran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: di
The affirmative command for decir is uniquely short for 'tú': di, diga, digamos, decid, digan.