Diviertate or Diviertete?

Question

In flashcards Marianne Vocabulary I, 'enjoy yourself' is given as 'diviertate'. Could you explain why it is not 'diviertete'?

Please excuse lack of accent over the first 'e'.

Many thanks.

Answer 1

HI chris, both this and the other thread...please send a PM to Marianne, I am sure she will be happy to see to it and correct the mistakes.

Sorry - how do I send a PM? I am not trying to be difficult - BUT I do love my grammar and try my best to get it right although not with much confidence! - chris-keen, Jan 16, 2011

Answer 2

That looks wrong. It's formal (usted) vs. familiar (tú), but the pronoun should change.

Formal = diviértase
Familiar = diviértete

Thanks - that is exactly what I thought. So perhaps the word in the vocab list is wrong - what do you think? - chris-keen, Jan 16, 2011

Yes. The flashcards are mostly done by forum members, and typos are definitely present, even in mine. :-) - KevinB, Jan 16, 2011

Answer 3

Hey Chris - They mean the same thing, the only difference is diviertate uses the present tense subjunctive and so it is a little more formal while divertéte is more familiar and used between friends.

Answer 4

Hola Chris - run your verb throught the conjugation tool and you will see the imperative.

But I thought that for positive 'tu' command you used the present indicative 'tu' form and dropped the 's'. So you have 'compra', 'escribe'. - chris-keen, Jan 16, 2011