delimitar Negative Imperative Conjugation
delimitar — to mark off
Use no delimites, no delimite, no delimitemos, no delimitéis, no delimiten for negative commands with delimitar.
delimitar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
This is for telling someone NOT to do something. It uses the present subjunctive. For 'delimitar', it's like saying 'Don't mark off that area!'
Notes on delimitar in the Negative Imperative
Delimitar is regular here, following the standard pattern of using the present subjunctive with 'no'. Remember the vosotros form has an accent: 'no delimitéis'.
Example Sentences
Tú, no delimites la zona prohibida.
You, don't mark off the forbidden zone.
tú
Usted, no delimite la entrada.
You (formal), don't mark off the entrance.
usted
Nosotros, no delimitemos el bosque.
Let's not mark off the forest.
nosotros
Vosotros, no delimitéis el camino de senderismo.
You all, don't mark off the hiking trail.
vosotros
Ustedes, no delimiten esa área.
You all, don't mark off that area.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive with 'no'.
Correct: Use 'no delimites' or 'no delimite', not 'no delimitar'.
Why: Negative commands require the subjunctive mood, not the infinitive.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'delimitéis' (vosotros).
Correct: It's 'no delimitéis', with the accent on the 'e'.
Why: The accent is needed to maintain the correct pronunciation for the vosotros form in the present subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: delimito
The present tense of delimitar is regular: delimito, delimitas, delimita, delimitamos, delimitáis, delimitan.
Preterite
yo: delimité
The preterite of delimitar is regular: delimité, delimitaste, delimitó, delimitamos, delimitasteis, delimitaron.
Imperfect
yo: delimitaba
The imperfect of delimitar is regular: delimitaba, delimitabas, delimitaba, delimitábamos, delimitabais, delimitaban.
Future
yo: delimitaré
The future of delimitar is regular: delimitaré, delimitarás, delimitará, delimitaremos, delimitaréis, delimitarán.
Conditional
yo: delimitaría
The conditional of delimitar is regular: delimitaría, delimitarías, delimitaría, delimitaríamos, delimitaríais, delimitarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: delimite
Use delimite, delimitemos, delimiten for wishes, doubts, or emotions about delimitar.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: delimitara
Use delimitara/delimitase or delimitara/delimitase for past hypotheticals or wishes with delimitar.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: delimita
Use delimita, delimite, delimitemos, delimitad, delimiten for direct commands with delimitar.