disipar Negative Imperative Conjugation
disipar — to scatter
Negative commands like 'no disipes' (tú) or 'no disipen' (ustedes) use the present subjunctive.
disipar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use the negative imperative to tell someone *not* to do something. For 'disipar', you might tell someone not to dissipate their energy on trivial matters or not to dissipate the fog.
Notes on disipar in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands in Spanish are formed using the present subjunctive. Therefore, 'disipar' follows the regular present subjunctive pattern: no disipe, no disipes, no disipemos, no disipéis, no disipen.
Example Sentences
No disipes tu energía en cosas sin importancia.
Don't dissipate your energy on unimportant things.
tú
No disipen las nubes con un ventilador.
Don't dissipate the clouds with a fan.
No disipemos el dinero en gastos innecesarios.
Let's not dissipate the money on unnecessary expenses.
nosotros
No disipe su enfado.
Do not dissipate your anger.
usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the affirmative imperative form with 'no'.
Correct: Always use the present subjunctive form with 'no' for negative commands.
Why: Spanish grammar dictates that negative commands are formed with 'no' plus the present subjunctive.
Mistake: Confusing 'disipe' and 'disipes' for 'usted' and 'tú'.
Correct: 'No disipe' is for usted (formal you), and 'no disipes' is for tú (informal you).
Why: These are different forms of the present subjunctive, corresponding to the different pronouns.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: disipo
The present tense 'disipo', 'disipas', 'disipa' describes habitual actions, things happening now, or general truths about dissipating.
Preterite
yo: disipé
The preterite of 'disipar' describes completed past actions like 'disipé' (I dissipated) or 'disiparon' (they dissipated).
Imperfect
yo: disipaba
The imperfect tense 'disipaba', 'disipabas' describes ongoing or habitual past actions of dissipating.
Future
yo: disiparé
The future tense 'disiparé', 'disiparás' indicates actions that will happen, like 'the fog will dissipate'.
Conditional
yo: disiparía
The conditional 'disiparía' expresses hypothetical outcomes ('would dissipate') or polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
yo: disipe
The present subjunctive 'disipe', 'disipes', 'disipemos' is used after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: disipara
The imperfect subjunctive forms like 'disipara' or 'disipase' express hypothetical or uncertain actions in the past.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: disipa
Disipa (tú), disipe (usted), disipemos (nosotros), disipen (ustedes), disipad (vosotros) are the commands for 'disipar'.