decirse Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
decirse — to tell oneself
The affirmative imperative forms are: dite (tú), dígase (usted), digámonos (nosotros), decíos (vosotros), díganse (ustedes).
decirse Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use these to give yourself or others a command to practice positive self-talk or to be honest internally.
Notes on decirse in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form 'dite' is very short. In the 'nosotros' form, the 's' is dropped before adding 'nos' (digámonos). In 'vosotros', the 'd' is dropped (decíos).
Example Sentences
Dite que eres capaz de hacerlo.
Tell yourself that you are capable of doing it.
tú
Digámonos la verdad por una vez.
Let's tell ourselves/each other the truth for once.
nosotros
Dígase cosas positivas frente al espejo.
Tell yourself positive things in front of the mirror.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'decidte' for vosotros.
Correct: decíos
Why: When adding 'os' to a reflexive imperative in the vosotros form, you must drop the 'd'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me digo
The present of decirse has a stem change (e > i) and an irregular yo form: me digo, te dices, se dice, nos decimos, os decís, se dicen.
Preterite
yo: me dije
The preterite of decirse uses the irregular 'j' stem: me dije, te dijiste, se dijo, nos dijimos, os dijisteis, se dijeron.
Imperfect
yo: me decía
The imperfect of decirse is regular for an -ir verb: me decía, te decías, se decía, nos decíamos, os decíais, se decían.
Future
yo: me diré
The future of decirse uses the short stem 'dir-': me diré, te dirás, se dirá, nos diremos, os diréis, se dirán.
Conditional
yo: me diría
The conditional of decirse uses the short stem 'dir-': me diría, te dirías, se diría, nos diríamos, os diríais, se dirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: me diga
The present subjunctive of decirse uses the 'dig-' stem: me diga, te digas, se diga, nos digamos, os digáis, se digan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: me dijera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'dij-' stem: me dijera, te dijeras, se dijera, nos dijéramos, os dijerais, se dijeran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no te digas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no te digas, no se diga, no nos digamos, no os digáis, no se digan.