enorgullecer Negative Imperative Conjugation
enorgullecer — to make proud
All negative commands for enorgullecer use the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.
enorgullecer Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to take pride in something (usually something negative or arrogant).
Notes on enorgullecer in the Negative Imperative
Every form in the negative imperative uses the 'zc' stem (enorgullezcas, enorgullezca, etc.).
Example Sentences
No te enorgullezcas de la violencia.
Don't be proud of violence.
tú
No se enorgullezcan de sus errores.
Don't take pride in your mistakes.
No nos enorgullezcamos de la ignorancia.
Let's not take pride in ignorance.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no enorgullece' for a command.
Correct: no te enorgullezcas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive, not the indicative.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: enorgullece
The imperative uses the 'zc' stem for formal commands (enorgullezca) and the infinitive-minus-r for informal (enorgullece).