morir Negative Imperative Conjugation
morir — to die
The negative imperative of morir uses the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'.
morir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Used to tell someone not to 'die' (usually figuratively, like 'don't die of laughter' or 'don't let the fire die').
Notes on morir in the Negative Imperative
Follows the present subjunctive stem changes: 'muer-' for most, 'mur-' for nosotros/vosotros.
Example Sentences
¡No te mueras de risa!
Don't die of laughter!
tú
No muramos en el intento.
Let's not die trying.
nosotros
No mueran de sed, beban agua.
Don't die of thirst, drink water.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no muere' for a command.
Correct: no mueras
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive, never the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: muero
Morir is a radical stem-changer (o to ue) in the present tense, except for nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: morí
Morir is a stem-changer in the preterite, changing o to u in the third-person forms: murió and murieron.
Imperfect
yo: moría
Morir is regular in the imperfect: moría, morías, moría, moríamos, moríais, morían.
Future
yo: moriré
Morir is completely regular in the future tense: moriré, morirás, morirá, etc.
Conditional
yo: moriría
The conditional of morir is regular: moriría, morirías, moriría, moriríamos, moriríais, morirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: muera
Morir stem-changes to 'muer-' (boot forms) and 'mur-' (nosotros/vosotros) in the present subjunctive.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: muriera
The imperfect subjunctive of morir uses the 'murie-' stem derived from the preterite third-person plural.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: muere
The imperative of morir is rarely used literally, except in poetic or dramatic contexts like 'muere!'.