responsabilizar Negative Imperative Conjugation
responsabilizar — to hold responsible
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no responsabilices, no responsabilice, etc.
responsabilizar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to blame or hold someone responsible for a situation.
Notes on responsabilizar in the Negative Imperative
All forms feature the 'z' to 'c' spelling change because they are identical to the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No me responsabilices de tus fracasos.
Don't hold me responsible for your failures.
tú
No responsabilicen al mensajero.
Don't hold the messenger responsible.
ustedes
No responsabilicemos a la suerte de todo.
Let's not blame luck for everything.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no responsabiliza
Correct: no responsabilices
Why: Negative commands for 'tú' must use the subjunctive ending (-es), not the indicative (-a).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: responsabilizo
The present tense is fully regular: responsabilizo, responsabilizas, responsabiliza, etc.
Preterite
yo: responsabilicé
The preterite is regular except for the 'yo' form (responsabilicé), which changes 'z' to 'c'.
Imperfect
yo: responsabilizaba
The imperfect is regular for -ar verbs: responsabilizaba, responsabilizabas, responsabilizaba, etc.
Future
yo: responsabilizaré
The future tense is regular: add endings -é, -ás, -á to the full infinitive responsabilizar.
Conditional
yo: responsabilizaría
The conditional is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía to the infinitive responsabilizar.
Present Subjunctive
yo: responsabilice
The present subjunctive of responsabilizar requires a 'z' to 'c' spelling change: responsabilice, responsabilices, responsabilice, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: responsabilizara
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the third-person plural preterite: responsabilizara, responsabilizaras, responsabilizara.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: responsabiliza
The imperative uses the 'z' to 'c' spelling change for formal commands (usted/ustedes) and 'nosotros'.