diluir Negative Imperative Conjugation
diluir — to dilute
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no diluyas, no diluya, no diluyamos, no diluyáis, no diluyan.
diluir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to thin a liquid or not to weaken a message.
Notes on diluir in the Negative Imperative
All forms are identical to the present subjunctive and all contain the 'y' stem.
Example Sentences
No diluyas la esencia, úsala pura.
Don't dilute the essence; use it pure.
tú
No diluyan el mensaje principal de la campaña.
Don't dilute the main message of the campaign.
No diluyamos nuestra cultura.
Let's not dilute our culture.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no diluyes
Correct: no diluyas
Why: Negative commands must use subjunctive endings, not indicative endings.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: diluyo
The present tense of diluir is irregular, adding a 'y' before the endings in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: diluí
In the preterite, diluir is irregular in the third person (él/ellos), changing 'i' to 'y'.
Imperfect
yo: diluía
The imperfect of diluir is regular: diluía, diluías, diluía, diluíamos, diluíais, diluían.
Future
yo: diluiré
The future tense of diluir is regular: diluiré, diluirás, diluirá, diluiremos, diluiréis, diluirán.
Conditional
yo: diluiría
The conditional of diluir is regular: diluiría, diluirías, diluiría, diluiríamos, diluiríais, diluirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: diluya
The present subjunctive of diluir keeps the 'y' from the 'yo' form: diluya, diluyas, diluya, diluyamos, diluyáis, diluyan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: diluyera
The imperfect subjunctive is based on the preterite 'ellos' form: diluyera, diluyeras, diluyera, diluyéramos, diluyerais, diluyeran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: diluye
Use the imperative to give orders: diluye (tú), diluya (usted), diluyamos (nosotros), diluid (vosotros), diluyan (ustedes).