humillar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
humillar — to humiliate
Imperative commands for 'humillar' are: humilla (tú), humille (usted), humillemos (nosotros), humillad (vosotros), humillen (ustedes).
humillar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give direct commands or make requests. For 'humillar,' you might tell someone not to humiliate another person, or instruct them to carry out an act of humility.
Notes on humillar in the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative of 'humillar' is regular for -ar verbs. The 'tú' form is derived from the present subjunctive, and the other forms from the present subjunctive (usted, ustedes) or are stem changes (vosotros).
Example Sentences
¡Humilla tus miedos y avanza!
Humble your fears and move forward!
tú
Señor, humille su orgullo ante la verdad.
Sir, humble your pride before the truth.
usted
Humillemos nuestras diferencias y busquemos la paz.
Let's humble our differences and seek peace.
nosotros
¡Humillad vuestro ego, por favor!
Humble your ego, please!
vosotros
Ustedes, humillen su postura ante el juez.
You all, humble your stance before the judge.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive 'humillar' for a command.
Correct: Use the correct imperative form, like 'humilla' for 'tú'.
Why: The infinitive is the base form of the verb and isn't used for direct commands.
Mistake: Confusing 'humille' (usted) and 'humilles' (tú negative).
Correct: Remember 'humille' for usted affirmative and 'no humilles' for tú negative.
Why: These are distinct forms for different commands and persons.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: humillo
The present indicative of 'humillar' (humillo, humillas, etc.) describes current actions or general truths about humiliating others or oneself.
Preterite
yo: humillé
The preterite of 'humillar' is regular: humillé, humillaste, humilló, humillamos, humillasteis, humillaron.
Imperfect
yo: humillaba
The imperfect of 'humillar' (humillaba, humillabas, etc.) describes ongoing or habitual past actions of humiliating or humbling.
Future
yo: humillaré
The future tense of 'humillar' (humillaré, humillarás, etc.) indicates actions that will happen or express probability.
Conditional
yo: humillaría
The conditional of 'humillar' (humillaría, humillarías, etc.) expresses hypotheticals ('would'), polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: humille
The present subjunctive of 'humillar' (humille, humilles, etc.) is used after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or impersonal statements.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: humillara
The imperfect subjunctive of 'humillar' (humillara/humillase) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or uncertainty.
Negative Imperative
yo: no humilles
Negative commands for 'humillar' use 'no' + present subjunctive: no humilles (tú), no humille (usted), no humillemos (nosotros), no humilléis (vosotros), no humillen (ustedes).