detallar Negative Imperative Conjugation
detallar — to detail
Use 'no detalles', 'no detalle', 'no detallen', 'no detalléis', 'no detallemos' for negative commands.
detallar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
This is for when you want to tell someone *not* to do something. For example, 'no detalles los secretos' (don't detail the secrets) or 'no detallen los errores' (don't detail the errors).
Notes on detallar in the Negative Imperative
Negative commands in Spanish are formed using the present subjunctive. Detallar is regular in the present subjunctive, so these forms are straightforward.
Example Sentences
No detalles información personal.
Don't detail personal information.
tú
No detalle los motivos de su ausencia.
Don't detail the reasons for your absence.
usted
No detallen los problemas en público.
Don't detail the problems in public.
No detalléis el final de la película.
Don't detail the end of the movie.
vosotros
No detallemos los aspectos negativos.
Let's not detail the negative aspects.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the 'no' before the verb.
Correct: Always include 'no' before the verb in negative commands.
Why: The 'no' is essential for making the command negative.
Mistake: Using the infinitive 'no detallar' instead of the subjunctive form.
Correct: Use 'no detalles', 'no detalle', etc.
Why: Negative commands require the present subjunctive, not the infinitive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: detallo
The present tense of 'detallar' is regular: detallo, detallas, detalla, detallamos, detalláis, detallan.
Preterite
yo: detallé
The preterite of 'detallar' is regular: detallé, detallaste, detalló, detallamos, detallasteis, detallaron.
Imperfect
yo: detallaba
The imperfect of 'detallar' is regular: detallaba, detallabas, detallaba, detallábamos, detallabais, detallaban.
Future
yo: detallaré
The future of 'detallar' is regular: detallaré, detallarás, detallará, detallaremos, detallaréis, detallarán.
Conditional
yo: detallaría
The conditional of 'detallar' is regular: detallaría, detallarías, detallaría, detallaríamos, detallaríais, detallarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: detalle
Use 'detalle', 'detalles', 'detallen', etc., after wishes, doubts, emotions, and impersonal expressions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: detallara
Use 'detallara' or 'detallase' (and variations) for hypothetical past actions or politeness.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: detalla
Use 'detalla', 'detalle', 'detallen', 'detallad', 'detallemos' for direct commands with 'detallar'.