enorgullecer Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
enorgullecer — to make proud
The imperative uses the 'zc' stem for formal commands (enorgullezca) and the infinitive-minus-r for informal (enorgullece).
enorgullecer Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to take pride in something or to behave in a way that makes others proud.
Notes on enorgullecer in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is regular (enorgullece), but 'usted', 'ustedes', and 'nosotros' use the 'zc' stem from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Enorgullécete de tus logros.
Be proud of your achievements.
tú
Enorgullezcámonos de nuestro equipo.
Let's take pride in our team.
nosotros
Enorgullezcan a sus familias.
Make your families proud.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'enorgullece' for a formal 'usted' command.
Correct: enorgullezca
Why: Formal commands must use the subjunctive-based form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: enorgullezco
Enorgullecer follows the 'z-change' pattern in the yo form: yo enorgullezco.
Preterite
yo: enorgullecí
Enorgullecer is completely regular in the preterite: enorgullecí, enorgulleció, etc.
Imperfect
yo: enorgullecía
Enorgullecer is regular in the imperfect: enorgullecía, enorgullecías, enorgullecía.
Future
yo: enorgulleceré
The future tense is regular: add endings to the infinitive (enorgullecer + é).
Conditional
yo: enorgullecería
The conditional is regular: infinitive + ía (enorgullecería).
Present Subjunctive
yo: enorgullezca
The present subjunctive uses the 'zc' stem for all forms: enorgullezca, enorgullezcas, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: enorgulleciera
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the preterite stem: enorgulleciera, enorgullecieras.
Negative Imperative
yo: no enorgullezcas
All negative commands for enorgullecer use the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.