doler Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
doler — to hurt
The imperative of doler is rare but used metaphorically to command something to 'be painful'.
doler Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Since pain is usually involuntary, you'll rarely command something to hurt. It's mostly found in poetic or very specific medical contexts.
Notes on doler in the Affirmative Imperative
Follows the o > ue stem change in the 'tú' and 'usted' forms.
Example Sentences
¡Duélele a quien le duela!
Let it hurt whoever it hurts! (Idiom: No matter who it hurts!)
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Dole.
Correct: Duele.
Why: The affirmative 'tú' command requires the stem change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: duelo
Doler is a stem-changing verb (o > ue) used like 'gustar', meaning it usually appears in the third person: duele or duelen.
Preterite
yo: dolí
The preterite of doler is regular (dolió, dolieron) and describes a specific instance or onset of pain.
Imperfect
yo: dolía
The imperfect dolía/dolían is used for ongoing, habitual, or background pain in the past.
Future
yo: doleré
The future tense is regular: dolerá, dolerán.
Conditional
yo: dolería
The conditional (dolería, dolerían) describes what 'would' hurt under certain conditions.
Present Subjunctive
yo: duela
The present subjunctive uses the 'ue' stem change: duela, duelan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: doliera
The imperfect subjunctive (doliera) is used for hypothetical or past subjective situations.
Negative Imperative
yo: no duelas
The negative imperative (no duela) uses the present subjunctive forms.