Siga or sigue

Question

If I want to say "follow your heart" as a command (more or less) but to no one in particular, would it be:

Siga tu corazón.

or

Sigue tu corazón.

Thanks!

Welcome to the forum! =D - NikkiLR, Feb 22, 2012

Thanks :) - thatxgrrrl, Feb 22, 2012

=) - NikkiLR, Feb 22, 2012

Answer 1

"Sigue a tu corazón"

Yay, Vicente! :D - NikkiLR, Feb 22, 2012

Answer 2

Sigue a tu corazón.

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Also, here is a song called "Sigue a tu corazón" (Lyrics)

Answer 3

I like the visual and the quote!

So what is the difference between using siga or sigue?

"Siga" is used with "usted" (formal) - "Sigue" is used with "tú" (informal)... Also, if you were to use "siga" you must put "su corazón" instead of "tu corazón". - NikkiLR, Feb 22, 2012

"siga a su corazón y su intuición..." - NikkiLR, Feb 22, 2012

Sigues is tu form. - kenwilliams, Feb 22, 2012

Yes... but we are talking about the imperative. =) - NikkiLR, Feb 22, 2012

Answer 4

Sigue el corazón. or Escucha el corazón. Follow or listen to your heart. The object pronoun is always used when referring to body parts in Spanish, the congugation of the verb tells you who's body part it is.

Answer 5

With "usted": "Siga a su corazón", but I don't like it for a tattoo. In this case, I would prefer the "tú" form: "Sigue a tu corazón", or, even better, the Tosh's suggestion: "Escucha a tu corazón".

I think "siga tu corazón", "sigue su corazón", "sigues el corazón" don't make sense.

Answer 6

I would say, neither...

Escucha a tu corazón.

You are not actually "following" anything.

Well, You are not following anything when you say it in English either... =D - NikkiLR, Feb 22, 2012

Tiny typo: "Escucha" ;) - Cordobesa, Feb 22, 2012

Thanks for pointing out the typo! :) - Tosh, Feb 22, 2012

You're welcome, Tosh :) - Cordobesa, Feb 22, 2012

Answer 7

Thanks everyone, for all of your help!!!

Answer 8

"siga tu corazón" is correct and it can also be "sigue su corazón"

Hmm... You have that backwards... - NikkiLR, Feb 22, 2012

Would that be because it is functioning as a command? - thatxgrrrl, Feb 22, 2012

Both "siga" and "sigue" are in the imperative, but "sigue" with "tú" and "siga" with "usted" - NikkiLR, Feb 22, 2012

The ones I told you in the comment section are commands. =) - NikkiLR, Feb 22, 2012

Right. So if I was telling a friend to follow their heart, I could say it like this: - thatxgrrrl, Feb 22, 2012

Sigue tu corazón. - thatxgrrrl, Feb 22, 2012

I'm going to get this tattooed on me so I want to make sure it is correct. :) - thatxgrrrl, Feb 22, 2012

"Sigue a tu corazón" - NikkiLR, Feb 22, 2012

To a friend "Sigues el corazón" - kenwilliams, Feb 22, 2012

But as a command/imperative, it would be sigue, no? - thatxgrrrl, Feb 22, 2012

Answer 9

I did a google search and found out that even self-claimed (as I cannot verify) native speakers could not agree whether it should be "Sigue a tu corazón" or "Sigue tu corazón". Now I cannot wait for someone to give a more conclusive explanation here.

Corazón** :) - NikkiLR, Feb 22, 2012

And, it should have "A"... I have confirmed it with more than one native. - NikkiLR, Feb 22, 2012

Gracias por la corrección. - JazSpanish, Feb 22, 2012

De nada :) - NikkiLR, Feb 22, 2012