emigrar Negative Imperative Conjugation
emigrar — to emigrate
No emigres (tú), no emigre (usted), no emigremos (nosotros), no emigréis (vosotros), no emigren (ustedes).
emigrar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use the negative imperative to tell someone not to do something. For 'emigrar', you'd be forbidding or advising against emigration.
Notes on emigrar in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands in Spanish are formed using the present subjunctive, so 'emigrar' follows the regular present subjunctive pattern.
Example Sentences
No emigres si no estás seguro.
Don't emigrate if you're not sure.
tú
No emigremos todavía, esperemos un poco.
Let's not emigrate yet, let's wait a bit.
nosotros
No emigren sin preparar todo.
Don't emigrate without preparing everything.
No emigre usted sin un plan.
Do not emigrate without a plan.
usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing negative commands with affirmative ones.
Correct: Remember that negative commands for 'tú' use the subjunctive ('no emigres'), not the affirmative imperative ('emigra').
Why: Spanish grammar dictates separate forms for affirmative and negative commands, especially for 'tú'.
Mistake: Using the indicative instead of the subjunctive.
Correct: For negative commands, always use the present subjunctive forms: no emigres, no emigre, no emigremos, no emigréis, no emigren.
Why: The structure 'no + [verb in present subjunctive]' is the standard way to form negative commands.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: emigro
The present of emigrar is regular: emigro, emigras, emigra, emigramos, emigráis, emigran.
Preterite
yo: emigré
The preterite of emigrar is regular: emigré, emigraste, emigró, emigramos, emigrasteis, emigraron.
Imperfect
yo: emigraba
The imperfect of emigrar is regular: emigraba, emigrabas, emigraba, emigrábamos, emigrabais, emigraban.
Future
yo: emigraré
The future of emigrar is regular: emigraré, emigrarás, emigrará, emigraremos, emigraréis, emigrarán.
Conditional
yo: emigraría
The conditional of emigrar is regular: emigraría, emigrarías, emigraría, emigraríamos, emigraríais, emigrarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: emigre
The present subjunctive of emigrar (emigre, emigres, emigremos, emigréis, emigren) is used after wishes, doubts, emotions, and in negative commands.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: emigrara
The imperfect subjunctive of emigrar (emigrara, emigraras, emigráramos, emigrarais, emigraran) is used for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: emigra
Emigra (tú), emigre (usted), emigremos (nosotros), emigrad (vosotros), emigren (ustedes).