molestes

mo-LES-tesmoˈlestes

“molestes” means “you bother” in Spanish (Subjunctive use, e.g., 'I want you to bother').

you bother, don't botherAlso: you annoy, you disturb

Verb (Conjugated Form)B1regular ar

A small child is repeatedly pulling the brightly colored dress of a taller woman, who looks frustrated and slightly exasperated by the continuous disturbance.

infinitivemolestar

gerundmolestando

past Participlemolestado

📝 In Action

Espero que no te **molestes** por el ruido.

I hope you don't get bothered by the noise.

Te ruego que no **molestes** a mi hermana mientras estudia.

I beg you not to bother my sister while she studies.

¡No me **molestes** ahora, estoy ocupado!

Don't bother me now, I'm busy!

Word Connections

Synonyms

fastidies (you annoy)
perturbes (you disturb)

Antonyms

ayudes (you help)
calmes (you calm)

Common Collocations

que no me molestes – that you don't bother me
si te molestas – if you get annoyed

Indicative

Present

yomolesto

túmolestas

él/ella/ustedmolesta

nosotrosmolestamos

vosotrosmolestáis

ellos/ellas/ustedesmolestan

Imperfect

yomolestaba

túmolestabas

él/ella/ustedmolestaba

nosotrosmolestábamos

vosotrosmolestabais

ellos/ellas/ustedesmolestaban

Preterite

yomolesté

túmolestaste

él/ella/ustedmolestó

nosotrosmolestamos

vosotrosmolestasteis

ellos/ellas/ustedesmolestaron

Subjunctive

Present Subjunctive

yomoleste

túmolestes

él/ella/ustedmoleste

nosotrosmolestemos

vosotrosmolestéis

ellos/ellas/ustedesmolesten

Imperfect Subjunctive

yomolestara/molestase

túmolestaras/molestases

él/ella/ustedmolestara/molestase

nosotrosmolestáramos/molestásemos

vosotrosmolestarais/molestaseis

ellos/ellas/ustedesmolestaran/molestasen

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Words that translate to "molestes" in Spanish:

don't bother you annoy you bother you disturb

✏️ Quick Practice

Quick Quiz: molestes

Question 1 of 2

Which sentence correctly uses 'molestes' as a negative command?

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👥 Word Family

molestar(to bother/annoy) — Verb

molestia(annoyance/bother) — Noun

molesto(annoying/bothered) — Adjective

🎵 Rhymes

restesprestes

📚 Etymology

Comes from the Latin verb *molestare*, meaning 'to trouble' or 'to annoy'. It has maintained its core meaning through centuries of use in Spanish.

First recorded: 13th century

Cognates (Related words)

Portuguese: molestesItalian: molesti

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is 'molestar' a stem-changing verb?

No, *molestar* is a regular -ar verb. Its stem (molest-) never changes when you conjugate it, making it easy to learn!

Why does 'molestes' sound similar to the plural form 'molestáis'?

They are different! 'Molestes' is the 'tú' form for the Subjunctive or negative command. 'Molestáis' is the 'vosotros' form (you all, informal) for the regular present tense (Indicative).