marear Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
marear — to make dizzy
The imperative of marear is regular: marea (tú), maree (usted), mareemos (nosotros), maread (vosotros), mareen (ustedes).
marear Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative of marear for direct commands, like telling someone to 'make dizzy' or 'annoy' them. For example, '¡No me marees!' means 'Don't annoy me!'
Notes on marear in the Affirmative Imperative
Marear is regular in the affirmative imperative. The vosotros form 'maread' is unique to this tense.
Example Sentences
Marea, deja de mover el coche.
Annoy me, stop moving the car.
tú
¡Mareemos un poco a los nuevos!
Let's annoy the new people a bit!
nosotros
Maread la paciencia de ese hombre.
Annoy that man's patience.
vosotros
Mareen a los niños con tantas preguntas.
Don't make the children dizzy with so many questions.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of imperative for commands.
Correct: For 'Don't annoy me', use '¡No me marees!' instead of 'No me mareas'.
Why: Imperative forms are used for direct commands, not statements about current actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'vosotros' form.
Correct: The 'vosotros' command form is 'maread'.
Why: This form is specific to the informal plural command in Spain.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: mareo
The present indicative of marear is regular: mareo, mareas, marea, mareamos, mareáis, marean.
Preterite
yo: mareé
The preterite of marear is regular: mareé, mareaste, mareó, mareamos, mareasteis, marearon.
Imperfect
yo: mareaba
The imperfect of marear is regular: mareaba, mareabas, mareaba, mareábamos, mareabais, mareaban.
Future
yo: marearé
The future of marear is regular: marearé, marearás, mareará, marearemos, marearéis, marearán.
Conditional
yo: marearía
The conditional of marear is regular: marearía, marearías, marearía, marearíamos, marearíais, marearían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: maree
The present subjunctive of marear is regular: maree, marees, maree, mareemos, mareéis, mareen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: mareara
The imperfect subjunctive of marear uses -ra or -se endings: mareara, marearas, mareara, mareáramos, marearais, marearan.
Negative Imperative
yo: no marees
The negative imperative of marear uses the present subjunctive: no marees (tú), no maree (usted), no mareemos (nosotros), no mareéis (vosotros), no mareen (ustedes).