rebajar Negative Imperative Conjugation
rebajar — to lower
Negative commands use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no rebajes, no rebajemos, no rebajen, no rebajéis, no rebaje.
rebajar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use the negative imperative to tell someone *not* to do something. You use the present subjunctive form with 'no' in front of it for all persons: no rebajes (tú), no rebaje (usted), no rebajemos (nosotros), no rebajéis (vosotros), no rebajen (ustedes).
Notes on rebajar in the Negative Imperative
Rebajar is regular in the negative imperative, as all forms are derived directly from the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No rebajes el precio tanto.
Don't lower the price so much.
tú
No rebajemos el listón para este proyecto.
Let's not lower the bar for this project.
nosotros
No rebaje su tono, por favor.
Don't lower your tone, please.
usted
No rebajéis la calidad.
Don't lower the quality.
vosotros
No rebajen los impuestos todavía.
Don't lower the taxes yet.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive instead of the subjunctive.
Correct: Use 'no rebajar' instead of 'no rebajes' for the tú form.
Why: The negative command structure requires the present subjunctive, not the infinitive.
Mistake: Confusing tú and usted negative commands.
Correct: Remember 'no rebajes' is for 'tú' and 'no rebaje' is for 'usted'.
Why: These forms come from different present subjunctive conjugations.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: rebaja
The imperative of rebajar is irregular in the tú form (rebaja) but regular in others: rebajemos, rebajen, rebajad, rebaje.