rebajar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
rebajar — to lower
The imperative of rebajar is irregular in the tú form (rebaja) but regular in others: rebajemos, rebajen, rebajad, rebaje.
rebajar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the affirmative imperative to give direct commands to someone. For 'tú', it's 'rebaja'; for 'usted', it's 'rebaje'; for 'vosotros', it's 'rebajad'; for 'nosotros', it's 'rebajemos'; and for 'ustedes', it's 'rebajen'.
Notes on rebajar in the Affirmative Imperative
The tú form 'rebaja' is irregular. All other affirmative imperative forms are regular and match the present subjunctive for usted/ustedes/nosotros and the present indicative for vosotros.
Example Sentences
¡Rebaja el precio, por favor!
Lower the price, please!
tú
Rebajemos la música un poco.
Let's lower the music a bit.
nosotros
Señor, rebaje la velocidad.
Sir, lower your speed.
usted
¡Rebajad el volumen!
Lower the volume!
vosotros
Rebujen las tarifas ahora.
Lower the rates now.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'rebaje' for 'tú' instead of 'rebaja'.
Correct: The command for 'tú' is 'rebaja'. 'Rebaje' is for 'usted'.
Why: The tú imperative has its own irregular forms for -ar verbs like this one.
Mistake: Forgetting the 's' in 'rebajéis' for vosotros.
Correct: The vosotros form is 'rebajéis', not 'rebajéis'.
Why: This follows the pattern of regular -ar verbs in the vosotros imperative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: rebajo
The present indicative of rebajar is regular: rebajo, rebajas, rebaja, rebajamos, rebajáis, rebajan.
Preterite
yo: rebajé
The preterite of rebajar is regular: rebajé, rebajaste, rebajó, rebajamos, rebajasteis, rebajaron.
Imperfect
yo: rebajaba
The imperfect of rebajar is regular: rebajaba, rebajabas, rebajaba, rebajábamos, rebajabais, rebajaban.
Future
yo: rebajaré
The future of rebajar is regular: rebajaré, rebajarás, rebajará, rebajaremos, rebajaréis, rebajarán.
Conditional
yo: rebajaría
The conditional of rebajar is regular: rebajaría, rebajarías, rebajaría, rebajaríamos, rebajaríais, rebajarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: rebaje
The present subjunctive of rebajar is regular: rebaje, rebajes, rebajemos, rebajéis, rebajen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: rebajara
The imperfect subjunctive of rebajar uses -ra or -se endings: rebajara, rebajaras, rebajase, rebajáramos, rebajásemos.
Negative Imperative
yo: no rebajes
Negative commands use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no rebajes, no rebajemos, no rebajen, no rebajéis, no rebaje.