Negative tú command in Spanish

What is the negative tú command in Spanish?

Can you provide examples of negative tú commands?

Answer:

1. No hables con la maestra.

2. No comas los chocolates.

3. No manejes tan rápido.

4. No corras en la escuela.

5. No camines en la carretera.

6. No escribas en la pared.

7. No abras la puerta.

8. No compres esa camisa.

9. No vayas al parque.

10. No digas unas mentiras.

The negative tú command in Spanish is used to give a command to someone you address as "tú" in a negative form. It is formed by taking the yo form of the present indicative, removing the -o ending, and adding the appropriate ending for -ar, -er, or -ir verbs.

For example, for the verb "hablar" (to speak), the negative tú command would be "No hables" (Don't speak).

To form negative tú commands, you need to be familiar with irregular verbs and their command forms as well.

This form is often used in instructing someone not to do something in a polite and direct way.

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