rozar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
rozar — to graze
The imperative of rozar uses 'z' for 'tú' (roza) and 'c' for 'usted/ustedes' (roce/rocen).
rozar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to lightly touch or graze something, often used in instructions for crafts or physical therapy.
Notes on rozar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is regular (roza). The formal 'usted' and 'ustedes' forms change 'z' to 'c' because the endings are -e and -en.
Example Sentences
Roza la superficie suavemente con el pincel.
Graze the surface gently with the brush.
tú
Roce la pantalla para activar el sensor.
Touch/Graze the screen to activate the sensor.
usted
Rocen apenas el papel con el lápiz.
Barely graze the paper with the pencil.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'roze' for the formal command.
Correct: roce
Why: Formal commands use subjunctive endings, which require the z-to-c spelling change before 'e'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: rozo
The present tense of rozar is regular: rozo, rozas, roza, rozamos, rozáis, rozan.
Preterite
yo: rocé
The preterite of rozar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form: rocé.
Imperfect
yo: rozaba
The imperfect of rozar is completely regular: rozaba, rozabas, rozaba, rozábamos, rozabais, rozaban.
Future
yo: rozaré
The future of rozar is regular: rozaré, rozarás, rozará, rozaremos, rozaréis, rozarán.
Conditional
yo: rozaría
The conditional of rozar is regular: rozaría, rozarías, rozaría, rozaríamos, rozaríais, rozarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: roce
The present subjunctive of rozar uses a 'c' in all forms: roce, roces, roce, rocemos, rocéis, rocen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: rozara
The imperfect subjunctive of rozar is regular: rozara, rozaras, rozara, rozáramos, rozarais, rozaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no roces
The negative imperative of rozar always uses 'c': no roces, no roce, no rocéis, no rocen.