matizar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
matizar — to qualify
The imperative uses 'z' for the tú form, but 'c' for formal and plural commands: matiza, matice, maticemos, maticéis, maticen.
matizar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to clarify a point or add nuance to their statement immediately.
Notes on matizar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form (matiza) and 'vosotros' (matizad) use 'z'. All other forms (usted, nosotros, ustedes) use 'c' because the endings start with 'e'.
Example Sentences
Matiza un poco tu respuesta, por favor.
Qualify your answer a bit, please.
tú
Matice usted su postura antes de continuar.
Qualify (formal) your position before continuing.
Maticemos los puntos clave del proyecto.
Let's clarify the key points of the project.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'matize' for the formal command.
Correct: The correct form is matice.
Why: Formal commands are pulled from the present subjunctive, which requires the z-to-c change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: matizo
The present tense of matizar is regular: matizo, matizas, matiza, matizamos, matizáis, matizan.
Preterite
yo: maticé
The preterite features a spelling change in the 'yo' form: maticé, matizaste, matizó, matizamos, matizasteis, matizaron.
Imperfect
yo: matizaba
The imperfect of matizar is regular: matizaba, matizabas, matizaba, matizábamos, matizabais, matizaban.
Future
yo: matizaré
The future of matizar is regular: matizaré, matizarás, matizará, matizaremos, matizaréis, matizarán.
Conditional
yo: matizaría
The conditional of matizar is regular: matizaría, matizarías, matizaría, matizaríamos, matizaríais, matizarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: matice
The present subjunctive of matizar requires a spelling change in all forms: matice, matices, matice, maticemos, maticéis, maticen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: matizara
The imperfect subjunctive of matizar is regular: matizara, matizaras, matizara, matizáramos, matizarais, matizaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no matices
The negative imperative always uses the 'c' spelling change: no matices, no matice, no maticemos, no maticéis, no maticen.