So I always told him: stay back, let me go first that Alina already... Irregular Tú Affirmative Commands Negative Commands There are several mnemonic devices to help you remember these, such as: Vin Diesel Has Ten Weapons –> Ven Di Sal Haz Ten Ve Pon SeĮntonces siempre le decía: tú ponte atrás, déjame caminar en frente que ya Alina... There are several verbs that have irregular affirmative tú imperative forms. Negative tú command: use the corresponding forms of the present subjunctive, like the usted, nosotros, and ustedes.Affirmative tú commands: use él/ella/usted form of the present indicative.The túform is a little more complicated, as its form depends on whether it is an affirmative command (telling someone to do something) or a negative command (telling someone not to do something). Verbs that don’t end in -o in their yo form present tense, like ser –> soy and ir –> voy are irregular in the present subjunctive. add the opposite vowel (with correct ending for that person)Īs seen in the example below, haganis an Ustedes command, from the verb hacer. Following the formula above we get: 1.indicates.įor the usted, nosotros, and ustedes forms, the imperative is formed using the corresponding forms of the present subjunctive. There are four forms of the imperative: tú, usted, nosotros, and ustedes. The nosotros form is used to give an order that involves oneself as well as others, though it often expresses a suggestion as its translation l et’s. It is often replaced with more polite alternatives like the conditional. Keep in mind that the imperative is a very direct way to give an order. Unlike the other moods, the imperative is not divided into tenses. It is one of three moods in the Spanish language. The imperative ( imperativo) is used to give commands or orders. You may recognize the imperative from commands such as oye or r epite. Comparisons and Superlatives with AdjectivesĬommands from the Spanish in Texas Corpus.Practice your Spanish with my Online Cooking Classes in Spanish, a fun and relaxing way to learn while cooking authentic Spanish recipes. And check my blog for more “Bites to learn Spanish” to learn vocabulary and grammar.
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Here you have some links to other posts I wrote about how to order tapas in Spain and a food glossary about the food terms we use when we go to “tapear”. In Honduras, “tapear” means to insult someone.Īs we said, there are other meanings for “tapa”, for example:.“El niño le dijo una tapa a su mamá” → “The child said a swear word to his mum.” “¡El equipo de fútbol de Costa Rica es la tapa!” → “The Costa Rica Football Team is the best!”
In Costa Rica, “tapa” means “the best” or, something completely different, “butt”.You know… language mistakes that lead to an awkward situation. And you have to pay attention as the meaning can be so different that maybe you can be in trouble. Does it have the same meaning in South America? “He quedado a tapear con Juan y Andrea” → “I´m meeting up with Juan and Andrea to have tapas”. Having tapas is so popular in Spain that we have created verbs to express the act of going out to have “tapas”: TAPEAR and IR DE TAPEO. “Las tapas de esta s perola s son bonit as y fuerte s” (The lids of these pans are beautiful and strong.) Tapear “La tapa de champiñones es la más ric a” (The mushroom tapa is the most delicious.) “Las tapas” if it´s plural → “Las tapas azules son mejores” (The blue lids are better.)ĭon´t forget that the word needs to agree in gender and number with the other parts of the sentence.“La tapa” if it´s singular → “La tapa de la perola está rota” (The lid of the pan is broken.).If you want just one, you order just “una tapa”. When we say “Vamos a tomar unas tapas” (Let´s have some tapas) we mean we are going to have several tapas. The word “tapa” is in singular and the plural es “tapas”. Grammar aspects: gender and numberįirst of all, let´s be specific.
Yes, the lid of a saucepan or a box is a tapa. You can check the dictionary and you will find 14 different meanings for this word! But, as we talk about language and food, the other meaning I want you to learn is this one: lid or cover. Tapas: meaning and grammar aspects in SpanishĪnyone knows the meaning of “tapas” in Spanish: small portions of food you can find in the popular tapas bars in Spain.