matizar Negative Imperative Conjugation
matizar — to qualify
The negative imperative always uses the 'c' spelling change: no matices, no matice, no maticemos, no maticéis, no maticen.
matizar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this when you want someone to stop over-explaining or when a statement should be left as it is without further nuance.
Notes on matizar in the Negative Imperative
Since all negative commands use the present subjunctive forms, they all feature the z-to-c spelling change.
Example Sentences
No matices tanto, se entiende perfectamente.
Don't qualify it so much; it's perfectly understood.
tú
No matice su opinión solo por darnos gusto.
Don't qualify (formal) your opinion just to please us.
No maticéis el mensaje original.
Don't (plural) alter the nuance of the original message.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no matiza' for the tú command.
Correct: The correct form is no matices.
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive, never the indicative 'tú' form.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: matiza
The imperative uses 'z' for the tú form, but 'c' for formal and plural commands: matiza, matice, maticemos, maticéis, maticen.