deshacerse Negative Imperative Conjugation
deshacerse — to get rid of
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no te deshagas, no se deshaga.
deshacerse Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to get rid of something, like a valuable heirloom or a useful tool.
Notes on deshacerse in the Negative Imperative
Since it uses the present subjunctive, it consistently uses the 'deshag-' stem.
Example Sentences
No te deshagas de ese libro, es un clásico.
Don't get rid of that book; it's a classic.
tú
No se deshagan de la ropa todavía.
Don't get rid of the clothes yet.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
No nos deshagamos de la esperanza.
Let's not get rid of (lose) hope.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no te deshaz' for the negative command.
Correct: no te deshagas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the affirmative imperative form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me deshago
The present tense is mostly regular, except for the 'yo' form which ends in '-go' (me deshago).
Preterite
yo: me deshice
The preterite of deshacerse follows the irregular pattern of 'hacer', featuring the 'hic-' stem (me deshice, te deshiciste, se deshizo).
Imperfect
yo: me deshacía
Deshacerse is completely regular in the imperfect: me deshacía, te deshacías, se deshacía.
Future
yo: me desharé
The future tense uses the irregular stem 'deshar-' followed by standard endings (me desharé, te desharás).
Conditional
yo: me desharía
The conditional uses the same irregular stem as the future: 'deshar-' (me desharía, te desharías).
Present Subjunctive
yo: me deshaga
The present subjunctive is based on the 'yo' form of the present: deshaga, deshagas, deshaga.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: me deshiciera
This tense uses the preterite stem 'deshic-' (me deshiciera, te deshicieras).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: deshazte
The imperative uses 'deshazte' for the informal 'tú' and 'deshágase' for formal 'usted'.