Negative tú and the present subjunctive

Question

To clarify, did you mean that the negative "tú" command is made by taking the present subjunctive as the root and then just adding an "s" to it?

Huh? That doesn't quite make sense to me. How did you get to this point? It really is not as complicated as that.... - Gekkosan, Dec 1, 2010

Answer 1

This is what you find in the conjugation of "hablar in the DRAE.

SUBJUNTIVO

Presente

• hable
• hables
• hable
• hablemos
• habléis / hablen
• hablen

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Obviously, you are not going to give yourself a command, but for all other forms, just put "no" in front of the form to which you address your command:

!No hables [tú]!

!No hablemos [nosotros]!

!No hablen [ustedes]!

Geesh, I'm sorry, Lazarus. I was looking at the 3rd person singular. That's why I asked about the "s" - Echoline, Dec 1, 2010

I do give myself commands all the time, but I still use the second person informal. :-p - Gekkosan, Dec 1, 2010

Answer 2

Are we are talking about the Imperative? Here is a link to some content I have studied in the past.

Direct Commands

Answer 3

Oh, I see where this comes from; that other post where Lazarus instructed you to use the Present Subjunctive.

It really is not as complicated and technical as it sounds. Just conjugate your selected verb in present subjunctive, second person, informal, and add a "no" before the verb. Nothing else:

No comiences, no juegues, no veas, no comas, no vayas, no pelees, no molestes, and so forth.

You don't need to add anything to the verb once you find the right conjugation.

Oh, what a dope I am. I was taking the 3rd person singular and adding an "s" - Echoline, Dec 1, 2010

Answer 4

Hmm, it is taking the present subjunctive, no idea about the s.

No vayas a comer.

No haga la cama.

No compren la comida.

Supongo que la "s" vendría siendo para el informal "tú". No haga(s) la cama, por ejemplo. - Gekkosan, Dec 1, 2010