emborrachar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
emborrachar — to make someone drunk
Use emborracha (tú) and emborracha (vosotros) for direct commands with emborrachar.
emborrachar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is used for direct commands. For 'emborrachar,' you'd use it to tell someone to get someone else drunk, which is pretty uncommon and potentially problematic! Think more along the lines of 'Don't get yourself drunk!' which uses the negative imperative.
Notes on emborrachar in the Affirmative Imperative
Emborrachar is regular in the affirmative imperative. The 'tú' form drops the 'r' and adds 'a', and the 'vosotros' form changes the 'ar' to 'ad'.
Example Sentences
¡Emborracha a tu amigo si quieres que se relaje!
Get your friend drunk if you want him to relax!
tú
¡Emborrachad a los invitados para que la fiesta sea divertida!
Get the guests drunk so the party is fun!
vosotros
¡Emborrachemos para olvidar los problemas!
Let's get drunk to forget our problems!
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the subjunctive instead of the imperative for a direct command.
Correct: For a direct command like 'Get drunk!', use the imperative '¡Emborráchate!' (tú form) not the subjunctive 'que te emborraches'.
Why: The imperative is specifically for giving orders or instructions directly.
Mistake: Confusing the nosotros imperative with the present subjunctive.
Correct: The nosotros form is 'emborrachemos' in both the affirmative imperative and present subjunctive. Context is key.
Why: These forms happen to be identical, so you rely on the sentence structure to know if it's a suggestion/plan (subjunctive) or a command (imperative).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: emborracho
Use emborracho, emborrachas, emborracha etc. for habitual or current actions of getting drunk.
Preterite
yo: emborraché
Use emborraché, emborrachaste, emborrachó etc. for completed past actions of getting someone drunk.
Imperfect
yo: emborrachaba
Use emborrachaba for ongoing or habitual past actions of getting drunk.
Future
yo: emborracharé
Use emborracharé, emborracharás, emborrachará etc. for future actions or probability involving getting drunk.
Conditional
yo: emborracharía
Use emborracharía for hypothetical situations or polite requests about getting drunk.
Present Subjunctive
yo: emborrache
Use emborrache for wishes, doubts, or emotions about getting drunk.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: emborrachara
Use emborrachara/emborrachase for past hypotheticals or wishes related to getting drunk.
Negative Imperative
yo: no emborraches
Use 'no + present subjunctive' for negative commands with emborrachar.