How to use The imperative of pronominal verbs in Spanish
Learn how to use The imperative of pronominal verbs, and what to use it for in Spanish.
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The imperative of pronominal verbs
Reminder: the imperative is used for orders, instructions, advice and direct requests.
Lava los platos. lavar, imperativo presente
Wash the dishes.
To conjugate a pronominal verb (amarse/to love each other, conocerse/to know each other, etc.) in the imperative, we take the non-pronominal conjugation of the verb and add the relevant pronoun on the end to form a single word:
Lavarse
(tú) lávate
(usted) lávese
(nosotros/as) lavémonos
(vosotros/as) lavaos
(ustedes) lávense
Meterse
(tú) métete
(usted) métase
(nosotros/as) metámonos
(vosotros/as) meteos
(ustedes) métanse
Reunirse
(tú) reúnete
(usted) reúnase
(nosotros/as) reunámonos
(vosotros/as) reuníos
(ustedes)reúnanse
¡Lávate los dientes!
Brush your teeth!
¡Reunámonos!
Let's meet up!
When we form a single word there are some changes:
- We add an accent in most forms.
Prepara la cena → (Tú) prepárate para la cena.
Prepare dinner → Get yourself ready for dinner.
- With nosotros/as, we remove the -s of the verb ending (-emos, -amos) and add -nos.
Nosotros lavemos → (Nosotros) lavémonos las manos.
We wash → Let's wash our hands.
- With vosotros/as, we remove the -d of the verb ending ( -ad, -ed) and add -os.
Vosotros despertad → (Vosotros) despertaos.
You, wake up → Wake up.
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