nacer Negative Imperative Conjugation
nacer — to be born
Negative commands always use the 'zc' stem: no nazcas, no nazca, no nazcamos, no nazcáis, no nazcan.
nacer Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Extremely rare and usually metaphorical, such as telling an idea or a feeling not to emerge.
Notes on nacer in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands for nacer are based on the present subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
No nazcas todavía, pequeño.
Don't be born yet, little one.
tú
No nazcan con odio en sus corazones.
Do not be born with hate in your hearts.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'no naces' instead of 'no nazcas'.
Correct: no nazcas.
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive, never the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: nazco
Nacer is irregular only in the 'yo' form (nazco), while other forms are regular.
Preterite
yo: nací
The preterite of nacer is regular: nací, naciste, nació, nacimos, nacisteis, nacieron.
Imperfect
yo: nacía
The imperfect of nacer is regular: nacía, nacías, nacía, nacíamos, nacíais, nacían.
Future
yo: naceré
The future of nacer is regular: naceré, nacerás, nacerá, naceremos, naceréis, nacerán.
Conditional
yo: nacería
The conditional of nacer is regular: nacería, nacerías, nacería, naceríamos, naceríais, nacerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: nazca
The present subjunctive uses the 'zc' stem: nazca, nazcas, nazca, nazcamos, nazcáis, nazcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: naciera
The imperfect subjunctive of nacer is regular: naciera, nacieras, naciera, naciéramos, nacierais, nacieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: nace
The imperative uses 'nace' (tú) and the 'zc' stem for formal/plural commands: nazca, nazcan.