dotar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
dotar — to equip
Use 'dota', 'dote', 'dotemos', 'dotad', 'dóten' for direct commands with 'dotar'.
dotar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
You use the imperative mood to give direct commands. For 'dotar', this means telling someone to equip something or someone, like '¡Dota al equipo con mejores armas!' (Equip the team with better weapons!).
Notes on dotar in the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative of 'dotar' is regular for all forms except for the 'vosotros' command, which drops the infinitive 'r' and adds 'd' to the stem: 'dotad'.
Example Sentences
¡Dota a tus soldados con armadura!
Equip your soldiers with armor!
tú
¡Dotemos el aula de tecnología nueva!
Let's equip the classroom with new technology!
nosotros
Señor director, dote a los empleados de las herramientas necesarias.
Mr. Director, equip the employees with the necessary tools.
usted
¡Dotad el campamento de tiendas de campaña!
Equip the camp with tents!
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the imperative, e.g., 'Dota tú las armas'.
Correct: The correct command is 'Tú, dota las armas'.
Why: The imperative mood is specifically for commands, while the present indicative describes ongoing actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'dóten' for ustedes.
Correct: The correct form is 'dóten' with an accent on the 'o'.
Why: The accent is needed because the stress falls on the second-to-last syllable, and it's an 'er'/'ir' verb in the plural command.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: doto
The present indicative of 'dotar' is regular: doto, dotas, dota, dotamos, dotáis, dotan.
Preterite
yo: doté
The preterite of 'dotar' is regular: doté, dotaste, dotó, dotamos, dotasteis, dotaron.
Imperfect
yo: dotaba
The imperfect of 'dotar' is regular: dotaba, dotabas, dotaba, dotábamos, dotabais, dotaban.
Future
yo: dotaré
The future tense of 'dotar' is regular: dotaré, dotarás, dotará, dotaremos, dotaréis, dotarán.
Conditional
yo: dotaría
The conditional of 'dotar' is regular: dotaría, dotarías, dotaría, dotaríamos, dotaríais, dotarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: dote
The present subjunctive of 'dotar' (dote, dotes, dotemos, dotéis, doten) follows expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: dotara
The imperfect subjunctive of 'dotar' (dotara/dotase) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, and polite requests.
Negative Imperative
yo: no dotes
Use 'no dotes', 'no dote', 'no dotemos', 'no dotéis', 'no doten' for negative commands.