delatar Negative Imperative Conjugation
delatar — to report
No delates (tú), no delate (usted), no delatemos (nosotros), no delaten (ustedes), no delatéis (vosotros) are negative commands not to report.
delatar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use the negative imperative with 'delatar' to forbid someone from reporting something. For example, 'No delates a tu compañero de trabajo.' (Don't report your coworker.) or 'No delaten información confidencial.' (Don't report confidential information.)
Notes on delatar in the Negative Imperative
Negative commands in Spanish always use the present subjunctive form preceded by 'no'. Delatar is regular in the present subjunctive, so these forms are regular.
Example Sentences
No delates lo que sabes.
Don't report what you know.
tú
Por favor, no delate a nadie.
Please, don't report anyone.
usted
No delatemos a los que se equivocan.
Let's not report those who make mistakes.
nosotros
No delaten a sus amigos.
Don't report your friends.
ustedes
No delatéis secretos de estado.
Don't report state secrets.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the indicative instead of the subjunctive for a negative command.
Correct: Negative commands always use the present subjunctive: 'No delates', not 'No delatas'.
Why: The structure for negative commands is always 'no' + present subjunctive.
Mistake: Confusing 'delaten' (ustedes) and 'delaten' (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Correct: Both are spelled the same: 'no delaten'. Context clarifies who is being addressed.
Why: The third-person plural present subjunctive is used for both formal plural commands (ustedes) and as a negative command for 'they'.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: delata
Delata (tú), delate (usted), delatemos (nosotros), delaten (ustedes), delatad (vosotros) are commands to report.