meditar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
meditar — to ponder
Use 'medita', 'medite', 'meditemos', 'mediten', 'meditad' for direct commands.
meditar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is used for direct commands or requests. For 'tú', 'medita' is used, while formal commands ('usted', 'ustedes') and group commands ('nosotros') use forms derived from the present subjunctive.
Notes on meditar in the Affirmative Imperative
Meditar is regular in the imperative. The 'vosotros' form 'meditad' is formed by dropping the 'r' from the infinitive and adding 'd'.
Example Sentences
¡Medita sobre tus acciones!
Ponder your actions!
tú
Mediten en silencio, por favor.
Meditate in silence, please.
ustedes
Meditad antes de hablar.
Meditate before speaking.
vosotros
Meditamos juntos cada mañana.
Let's meditate together every morning.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the indicative present 'meditas' instead of the imperative 'medita' for 'tú'.
Correct: The command for 'tú' is 'medita', not 'meditas'.
Why: The imperative mood is distinct from the indicative and is used for direct orders.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'meditéis' (vosotros negative imperative).
Correct: The negative imperative for 'vosotros' is 'no meditéis', with an accent on the 'é'.
Why: The accent is necessary to maintain the correct pronunciation and stress.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: medito
Use 'medito', 'meditas', 'medita', 'meditamos', 'meditáis', 'meditan' for current, habitual, or general truths.
Preterite
yo: medité
Use 'medité', 'meditaste', 'méditó', 'meditamos', 'meditasteis', 'meditaron' for completed past actions.
Imperfect
yo: meditaba
Use 'meditaba', 'meditabas', 'meditábamos', 'meditaban' for ongoing or habitual past actions.
Future
yo: meditaré
Use 'meditaré', 'meditarás', 'meditará', 'meditaremos', 'meditaréis', 'meditarán' for future actions or probability.
Conditional
yo: meditaría
Use 'meditaría', 'meditarías', 'meditaría', 'meditaríamos', 'meditaríais', 'meditarían' for hypotheticals or polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
yo: medite
Use 'medite', 'medites', 'meditemos', 'mediten' for wishes, doubts, emotions, and uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: meditara
Use 'meditara', 'meditaras', 'meditáramos', 'meditaran' for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no medites
Use 'no medites', 'no medite', 'no meditemos', 'no mediten', 'no meditéis' for negative commands.