renacer Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
renacer — to be born again
Use 'renace' for tú and 'renazca' for formal commands.
renacer Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to encourage someone to start over or to command a metaphorical rebirth.
Notes on renacer in the Affirmative Imperative
The formal commands (usted/ustedes) use the 'zc' from the subjunctive, while the informal 'tú' uses the regular 'ce' ending.
Example Sentences
¡Renace y olvida el pasado!
Be reborn and forget the past!
tú
Renazca usted con una nueva mentalidad.
Be reborn with a new mindset (formal).
Renazcamos hoy mismo.
Let's be reborn today.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: renazca (for tú)
Correct: renace
Why: The affirmative 'tú' command usually matches the third-person present indicative, which is 'renace'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: renazco
Renacer is irregular in the first person (yo renazco), but regular for all other forms.
Preterite
yo: renací
Renacer is completely regular in the preterite: renací, renaciste, renació, renacimos, renacisteis, renacieron.
Imperfect
yo: renacía
Renacer is regular in the imperfect: renacía, renacías, renacía, renacíamos, renacíais, renacían.
Future
yo: renaceré
Renacer is regular in the future: renaceré, renacerás, renacerá, renaceremos, renaceréis, renacerán.
Conditional
yo: renacería
Renacer is regular in the conditional: renacería, renacerías, renacería, renaceríamos, renaceríais, renacerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: renazca
The present subjunctive uses the 'zc' stem for all persons: renazca, renazcas, renazca, renazcamos, renazcáis, renazcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: renaciera
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the third-person plural preterite: renaciera, renacieras, renaciera, etc.
Negative Imperative
yo: no renazcas
All negative commands for renacer use the 'zc' stem: no renazcas, no renazca, no renazcan.