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enterrar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation

enterrar — to bury

B1Stem-changing (e > ie) in the present tense forms, except 'nosotros' and 'vosotros'. -ar★★★★
Quick answer:

Give direct commands to bury something: entierra (tú), entierre (usted), enterremos (nosotros).

enterrar Affirmative Imperative Forms

túentierra
ustedentierre
nosotrosenterremos
vosotrosenterrad
ustedesentierren

When to Use the Affirmative Imperative

Use this to tell someone to bury something, like a gardener giving instructions or a child playing in the sand.

Notes on enterrar in the Affirmative Imperative

The 'tú' form uses the stem change (entierra). The 'vosotros' form is always the infinitive minus -r plus -d (enterrad).

Example Sentences

  • ¡Entierra el hueso ahora!

    Bury the bone now!

    tú

  • Entierre usted la planta con cuidado.

    Bury the plant carefully (formal).

  • Enterremos la cápsula aquí mismo.

    Let's bury the capsule right here.

    nosotros

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: entierrad (vosotros)

    Correct: enterrad

    Why: The vosotros imperative never has a stem change.

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Related Tenses

Present

yo: entierro

Enterrar is a stem-changing verb where the 'e' becomes 'ie' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.

Preterite

yo: enterré

The preterite of enterrar is regular in its endings, but note the spelling change in the 'yo' form: enterré.

Imperfect

yo: enterraba

The imperfect of enterrar is regular: enterraba, enterrabas, enterraba, enterrábamos, enterrabais, enterraban.

Future

yo: enterraré

The future tense of enterrar is completely regular: enterraré, enterrarás, enterrará.

Conditional

yo: enterraría

The conditional uses the infinitive as a base: enterraría, enterrarías, enterraría.

Present Subjunctive

yo: entierre

The present subjunctive follows the e > ie stem change: entierre, entierres, entierre, enterremos, enterréis, entierren.

Imperfect Subjunctive

yo: enterrara

Formed from the third-person plural preterite: enterrara, enterraras, enterrara.

Negative Imperative

yo: no entierres

Use 'no' + present subjunctive: no entierres, no entierre, no enterremos.