satisfacer Negative Imperative Conjugation
satisfacer — to satisfy
The negative imperative uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms: no satisfagas.
satisfacer Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to satisfy a desire or requirement, often in a context of restraint.
Notes on satisfacer in the Negative Imperative
Uses the 'satisfag-' stem throughout.
Example Sentences
No satisfagas todos sus caprichos.
Don't satisfy (indulge) all his whims.
tú
No satisfagamos todavía la curiosidad del público.
Let's not satisfy the public's curiosity yet.
nosotros
No satisfagan sus deseos de venganza.
Do not satisfy their desires for revenge.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no satisfaz'.
Correct: no satisfagas
Why: Negative commands must always use the subjunctive form, never the affirmative imperative form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: satisfago
Satisfacer follows the pattern of 'hacer' in the present tense, featuring a 'go' ending in the yo form: satisfago.
Preterite
yo: satisfice
Satisfacer is highly irregular in the preterite, using the stem 'satisfic-' (e.g., satisfice, satisfizo).
Imperfect
yo: satisfacía
The imperfect of satisfacer is completely regular: satisfacía, satisfacías, satisfacía...
Future
yo: satisfaré
The future tense uses the irregular stem 'satisfar-' (e.g., satisfaré, satisfarás).
Conditional
yo: satisfaría
The conditional uses the irregular stem 'satisfar-' followed by the -ía endings.
Present Subjunctive
yo: satisfaga
The present subjunctive is based on the 'yo' form 'satisfago', resulting in 'satisfaga'.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: satisficiera
This tense is built from the preterite 'ellos' form: satisficiera, satisficieras...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: satisfaz
The command forms include the unique 'tú' form 'satisfaz'.