delatar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
delatar — to report
Delata (tú), delate (usted), delatemos (nosotros), delaten (ustedes), delatad (vosotros) are commands to report.
delatar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative with 'delatar' for direct commands. Tell someone to report something or someone, like '¡Delata al culpable!' (Report the culprit!) or 'Delaten la información falsa.' (Report the false information.)
Notes on delatar in the Affirmative Imperative
Delatar is regular in the affirmative imperative. The vosotros form ends in -d.
Example Sentences
¡Delata al mentiroso!
Report the liar!
tú
Señor, delate lo que vio.
Sir, report what you saw.
usted
Delatemos la injusticia.
Let's report the injustice.
nosotros
¡Delaten el fraude!
Report the fraud!
ustedes
Vosotros, delatad los errores.
You all (plural, informal), report the errors.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the subjunctive instead of imperative for a direct command.
Correct: For a direct command, use the imperative form, e.g., '¡Delata tú!' not '¡Tú delates!'.
Why: The imperative is specifically for commands, while the subjunctive often expresses wishes, doubts, or indirect commands.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'd' in the vosotros form.
Correct: The vosotros imperative form is 'delatad', not 'delata'.
Why: The standard rule for regular -ar verbs in the affirmative imperative is to drop the -r and add -d for vosotros.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: delato
The present tense of 'delatar' is regular: delato, delatas, delata, delatamos, delatáis, delatan.
Preterite
yo: delaté
The preterite of 'delatar' is regular: delaté, delataste, delató, delatamos, delatasteis, delataron.
Imperfect
yo: delataba
The imperfect of 'delatar' is regular: delataba, delatabas, delataba, delatábamos, delatabais, delataban.
Future
yo: delataré
The future tense of 'delatar' is regular: delataré, delatarás, delatará, delataremos, delataréis, delatarán.
Conditional
yo: delataría
The conditional of 'delatar' is regular: delataría, delatarías, delataría, delataríamos, delataríais, delatarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: delate
The present subjunctive (delate, delates, delatemos, delaten, delatéis) is used after wishes, doubts, emotions, and uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: delatara
The imperfect subjunctive (delatara/delatase) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts about past events.
Negative Imperative
yo: no delates
No delates (tú), no delate (usted), no delatemos (nosotros), no delaten (ustedes), no delatéis (vosotros) are negative commands not to report.