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anochecer — Imperative (Imperativo)

to get dark, to be somewhere at nightfall

The imperative conjugation of anochecer (irregular spelling-change-c-zc, ranked #2011). Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

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Pronoun Imperative conjugation
yo -
anochece
él/ella/Ud. anochezca *
nosotros anochezcamos *
vosotros anocheced
ellos/ellas/Uds. anochezcan *

* Red forms deviate from the regular -er imperative pattern.

Example sentence

Anochece más tarde en verano.

It gets dark later in summer.

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