decirse Negative Imperative Conjugation
decirse — to tell oneself
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no te digas, no se diga, no nos digamos, no os digáis, no se digan.
decirse Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use these to stop negative self-talk or to command someone not to tell themselves lies.
Notes on decirse in the Negative Imperative
These follow the same 'dig-' stem as the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No te digas esas cosas tan feas.
Don't tell yourself those ugly things.
tú
No nos digamos mentiras.
Let's not tell ourselves/each other lies.
nosotros
No se digan que no pueden.
Don't tell yourselves that you can't.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the affirmative form with 'no' (e.g., 'no dite').
Correct: no te digas
Why: Negative commands in Spanish must always use the subjunctive forms, not the imperative forms.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: dite
The affirmative imperative forms are: dite (tú), dígase (usted), digámonos (nosotros), decíos (vosotros), díganse (ustedes).