sanar Negative Imperative Conjugation
sanar — to heal
The negative imperative of sanar uses present subjunctive forms: no sanes, no sane, no sanemos, no sanéis, no sanen.
sanar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to heal (rare, but possible in poetic or specific emotional contexts) or to warn against improper healing.
Notes on sanar in the Negative Imperative
Sanar is regular. All forms are identical to the present subjunctive preceded by 'no'.
Example Sentences
No sanes la herida todavía; hay que limpiarla.
Don't heal the wound yet; it must be cleaned.
tú
No sanen sus diferencias sin hablar primero.
Don't heal your differences without talking first.
ustedes
No sanemos el problema superficialmente.
Let's not heal the problem superficially.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'no sana' for the negative tú command.
Correct: The correct form is 'no sanes'.
Why: Negative commands always use the subjunctive, whereas affirmative tú commands use the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sano
Sanar is regular in the present: sano, sanas, sana, sanamos, sanáis, sanan.
Preterite
yo: sané
Sanar follows regular -ar preterite endings: sané, sanaste, sanó, sanamos, sanasteis, sanaron.
Imperfect
yo: sanaba
Sanar uses regular -aba endings in the imperfect: sanaba, sanabas, sanaba, sanábamos, sanabais, sanaban.
Future
yo: sanaré
Sanar is regular in the future: add -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: sanaría
Sanar is regular in the conditional: sanaría, sanarías, sanaría, sanaríamos, sanaríais, sanarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sane
Sanar follows the regular -ar subjunctive pattern: sane, sanes, sane, sanemos, sanéis, sanen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sanara
Sanar in the imperfect subjunctive uses the 'ellos' preterite stem: sanara, sanaras, sanara, sanáramos, sanarais, sanaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sana
The imperative of sanar is: sana (tú), sane (usted), sanemos (nosotros), sanad (vosotros), sanen (ustedes).