rozar Negative Imperative Conjugation
rozar — to graze
The negative imperative of rozar always uses 'c': no roces, no roce, no rocéis, no rocen.
rozar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to touch or graze something, like a wet painting or a fragile object.
Notes on rozar in the Negative Imperative
All forms use the present subjunctive, meaning the 'z' changes to 'c' because the endings start with 'e'.
Example Sentences
No roces la pintura, aún está mojada.
Don't graze the paint; it's still wet.
tú
No rocéis las flores al pasar.
Don't brush against the flowers as you pass.
vosotros
No roce la herida con la ropa.
Don't let the clothing graze the wound.
usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'no rozas' for a command.
Correct: no roces
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative 'rozas'.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: roza
The imperative of rozar uses 'z' for 'tú' (roza) and 'c' for 'usted/ustedes' (roce/rocen).