desalentar — Imperative (Imperativo)
to discourage, to dishearten
The imperative conjugation of desalentar (irregular stem-changing-e-ie, ranked #1496). Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.
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Practice for free ↗ | Pronoun | Imperative conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | - |
| tú | desalienta * |
| él/ella/Ud. | desaliente * |
| nosotros | desalentemos |
| vosotros | desalentad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | desalienten * |
* Red forms deviate from the regular -ar imperative pattern.
Example sentence
No dejes que los fracasos te desalienten.
Don't let failures discourage you.
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