Negative Commands
Negative command: parles pas, finiscas pas, vendas pas.
How It Works
| Verb | tu | nosautres | vosautres |
|---|---|---|---|
| parlar | parles pas | parlem pas | parletz pas |
| manjar | manges pas | mangem pas | mangetz pas |
| finir | finiscas pas | finiscam pas | finiscatz pas |
| vendre | vendas pas | vendam pas | vendatz pas |
Do not use the positive command with pas: Parla pas! is wrong. The negative command has its own forms.
An object pronoun goes before the verb: Me parles pas! Do not talk to me! The pronoun hyphen of the positive command (Parla-me!) is gone.
A few common verbs have irregular forms, such as fagas pas (far) and siás pas (èsser).
Examples (5)
- Parles pas!
Do not talk!
Parles is the tu form, followed by pas.
- Me parles pas!
Do not talk to me!
The pronoun me stays before the verb.
- Tornes pas tard!
Do not come back late!
Tornes is the negative command of tornar.
- Fagas pas aquò!
Do not do that!
Fagas is irregular: it comes from far.
- Mangetz pas aquí!
Do not eat here!
Mangetz is the vosautres form of manjar.
Common Mistakes
Using the positive command with pas.
Parla pas!Parles pas!The negative command has its own forms. For tu, -ar verbs end in -es.
Putting the pronoun after the verb.
Parla-me pas!Me parles pas!In a negative command, the pronoun goes before the verb.
How It Connects
Learn This First
A negative command uses forms close to the subjunctive, so the commands for -ir and -re verbs and negation come first.
Related Patterns
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