degradar Negative Imperative Conjugation
degradar — to demote
Negative commands for 'degradar': no degrademos (nosotros), no degraden (ustedes), no degradéis (vosotros), no degrad(es) (tú), no degrade (usted).
degradar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use the negative imperative to tell someone *not* to do something. For 'degradar,' this might be instructing someone not to demote a user or a status.
Notes on degradar in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands use the present subjunctive. 'Degradar' is regular in the present subjunctive, so its negative imperative forms are straightforward.
Example Sentences
No degrades el estatus del cliente sin consultar.
Don't demote the client's status without consulting.
tú
No degraden esta versión; es la estable.
Don't demote this version; it's the stable one.
ustedes
No degrademos la calidad del producto.
Let's not degrade the product's quality.
nosotros
No degradéis la información confidencial.
Do not demote the confidential information.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive instead of subjunctive (no degradar).
Correct: Use the present subjunctive: 'no degradar(es/e/emos/éis/en)'.
Why: Negative commands always use the present subjunctive, not the infinitive.
Mistake: Forgetting 'no' with the imperative forms.
Correct: Always include 'no' before the verb for negative commands.
Why: The 'no' is essential to make the command negative.
Master Spanish verbs in context
Memorizing tables only gets you so far. Read 200+ illustrated and narrated Spanish stories to see verbs like 'degradar' used naturally — in the tenses you're learning.
Related Tenses
Present
yo: degrado
Present actions with 'degradar': degrado, degradas, degrada, degradamos, degradáis, degradan.
Preterite
yo: degradé
Completed past actions with 'degradar': degradé, degradaste, degradó, degradamos, degradasteis, degradaron.
Imperfect
yo: degradaba
Ongoing or habitual past actions with 'degradar': degradaba, degradabas, degradaba, degradábamos, degradabais, degradaban.
Future
yo: degradaré
Future actions with 'degradar': degradaré, degradarás, degradará, degradaremos, degradaréis, degradarán.
Conditional
yo: degradaría
Hypothetical actions with 'degradar': degradaría, degradarías, degradaría, degradaríamos, degradaríais, degradarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: degrade
Present subjunctive for 'degradar' (degrade, degrademos, degraden). Used for wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: degradara
Past subjunctive for 'degradar' (e.g., degradara, degradaras, degradase). Used for hypothetical pasts or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: degrada
Direct commands with 'degradar': degrada (tú), degrade (usted), degrademos (nosotros), degraden (ustedes), degradad (vosotros).