detestar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
detestar — to detest
The affirmative imperative of detestar uses detesta (tú) and detestad (vosotros), with other forms matching the subjunctive.
detestar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
While rare because 'detesting' is an emotion, you might use this in a literary or dramatic sense to command someone to hate something (e.g., 'Detest evil!').
Notes on detestar in the Affirmative Imperative
Detestar is regular in the imperative. The 'tú' form is 'detesta' and the 'vosotros' form replaces the 'r' with 'd'.
Example Sentences
¡Detesta el vicio y ama la virtud!
Detest vice and love virtue!
tú
Detesten la violencia en todas sus formas.
Detest violence in all its forms.
ustedes
Detestemos la pereza juntos.
Let us detest laziness together.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'detesta' for the formal 'usted' command.
Correct: deteste
Why: The formal imperative must use the subjunctive-based form 'deteste'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: detesto
The present tense of detestar is regular: detesto, detestas, detesta, detestamos, detestáis, detestan.
Preterite
yo: detesté
The preterite of detestar is regular: detesté, detestaste, detestó, detestamos, detestasteis, detestaron.
Imperfect
yo: detestaba
The imperfect of detestar is regular: detestaba, detestabas, detestaba, detestábamos, detestabais, detestaban.
Future
yo: detestaré
The future of detestar is regular: detestaré, detestarás, detestará, detestaremos, detestaréis, detestarán.
Conditional
yo: detestaría
The conditional of detestar is regular: detestaría, detestarías, detestaría, detestaríamos, detestaríais, detestarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: deteste
The present subjunctive of detestar is regular: deteste, detestes, deteste, detestemos, detestéis, detesten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: detestara
The imperfect subjunctive of detestar is regular: detestara, detestaras, detestara, detestáramos, detestarais, detestaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no detestes
The negative imperative of detestar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms: no detestes, no deteste, etc.