{"id":142904,"date":"2023-01-29T15:39:16","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T20:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/nosotros-commands\/"},"modified":"2024-10-02T04:52:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T08:52:29","slug":"nosotros-commands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/spanish\/nosotros-commands\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Form Nosotros Commands in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spanish speakers use nosotros<\/em> commands like the English “let’s” to make suggestions. They’re formed using the imperative mood<\/a>\u2014the mood used to tell people what to do.<\/p>\n

In this blog post, you’ll learn how to correctly conjugate nosotros<\/em> commands in this mood and how to use them in sentences like a native speaker.<\/p>\n

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How to Conjugate Nosotros<\/em> Commands<\/h2>\n

Each Spanish pronoun<\/a> (except “I” and “he\/she”) has its own ending in the imperative, just like the other tenses.<\/p>\n

This means n<\/em>osotros <\/em>commands have a specific ending.<\/p>\n

If you already know the present subjunctive<\/a>, this will be easy for you\u2014nosotros<\/em> commands use the same conjugations as they do in the present subjunctive.<\/p>\n

If you’re not familiar with the subjunctive yet, no worries. Here are the conjugations for\u00a0nosotros<\/em> commands:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t
Verb Stem<\/strong><\/th>Nosotros<\/i> Command Conjugation<\/strong><\/th>Example<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
-ar<\/i><\/td>-emos<\/i><\/td>Pensar<\/i> \u2192 Pensemos<\/b><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-er<\/i><\/td>-amos<\/i><\/td>Comer<\/i> \u2192 Comamos<\/b><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
-ir<\/i><\/td>-amos<\/i><\/td>Vivir<\/i> \u2192 Vivamos<\/b><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Take a look at some examples:<\/p>\n

Vivamos<\/strong> en<\/em> Madrid<\/em>. (Let’s live in Madrid.)<\/p>\n

Cenemos<\/strong> espagueti esta<\/em> noche.<\/em> (Let’s eat spaghetti for dinner tonight.)<\/p>\n

Negative nosotros <\/em>commands work in the exact same way and the conjugation is also identical to the positive commands.<\/p>\n

The only thing you have to remember is that the negative adverb no <\/em>always comes before the verb:<\/strong><\/p>\n

No bebamos<\/strong> tanto alcohol, por favor. <\/em>(Let’s not drink so much alcohol, please.)<\/p>\n

No<\/strong> comamos<\/strong> comida italiana. <\/em>(Let’s not eat Italian food.)<\/p>\n

Irregular Verbs in Nosotros<\/em> Commands<\/h2>\n

Just like in all verb tenses, there are a few irregular verbs in the imperative. Here are the most common ones:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Infinitive Verb<\/th>Nosotros<\/i> Command Conjugation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Ir<\/i><\/td> Vayamos <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ser<\/i><\/td> Seamos <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saber<\/i><\/td> Sepamos <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hacer<\/i><\/td> Hagamos <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tener<\/i><\/td> Tengamos <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Poner<\/i><\/td> Pongamos <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Salir<\/i><\/td> Salgamos <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Decir<\/i><\/td> Digamos <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Venir<\/i><\/td> Vengamos <\/a>\n <\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

How to Use Ir<\/em> + A<\/em> + Infinitive in\u00a0Nosotros<\/em> Commands<\/h2>\n

The\u00a0ir + a +\u00a0<\/em>infinitive<\/a> formula can actually be used for\u00a0nosotros<\/em> commands without needing to conjugate the verb in the imperative\u2014all we need is the present simple tense<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This form is so common now that it’s the only one many Spanish speakers use.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Using it is easy: You just take\u00a0vamos\u00a0<\/em>(ir <\/em>in first-person plural present),<\/em> add the preposition<\/a>\u00a0a<\/em> (to), then add an action or a place.<\/p>\n

For example:<\/p>\n

Vamos<\/strong> a la playa.<\/em> (Let’s go to the beach.)<\/p>\n

Vamos<\/strong> al cine.<\/em> (Let’s go to the cinema.)<\/p>\n

Vamos<\/strong> a comer.<\/em> (Let’s eat.)<\/p>\n

There’s only one downside: You can’t use this form for negative commands or suggestions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When making a negative command or suggestion, you need to use the true negative imperative of ir:<\/em><\/p>\n

No vayamos<\/strong> a la playa. <\/em>(Let’s not go to the beach.)<\/p>\n

No vayamos<\/strong> al cine. <\/em>(Let’s not go to the cinema.)<\/p>\n

No vayamos<\/strong> a comer. <\/em>(Let’s not go eat.)<\/p>\n

How to Use Nosotros<\/em> Commands with Pronouns<\/h2>\n

Spanish pronouns are always tricky, especially when dealing with direct object pronouns<\/a> and indirect object pronouns<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Some verbs don’t need a pronoun (like “to go”), some need one pronoun (like “to smoke”) and others need two (like “to send”).<\/p>\n

There are two things worth mentioning here:<\/p>\n

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  1. Both the affirmative sentences and the commands use the same pronouns. <\/strong>We don’t have to worry about pronouns that much, after all! If you know how to use pronouns in affirmative sentences, you have already done more than half the work.<\/li>\n
  2. If there are any pronouns, they are attached at the end of the command.<\/strong> If you have the pronoun las,<\/em> the command will end in -las.<\/em>\u00a0If you have the pronouns me<\/em> and lo,<\/em> the command will end in –melo.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Knowing this, we can now have a look at some examples in affirmative and imperative sentences:<\/p>\n

    Los<\/strong> fumamos<\/em> (We smoke them) \u2192 Fum\u00e9moslos<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/em>(Let’s smoke them)<\/p>\n

    Se la<\/strong> mandamos <\/em>(We send it to her) \u2192 Mand\u00e9mosela<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/em>(Let’s send it to her)<\/p>\n

    Los <\/strong>compramos<\/em> (We buy them) \u2192 Compr\u00e9moslos<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>(Let’s buy them)<\/p>\n

    However, when we are forming a negative\u00a0nosotros<\/em> command, we place the pronouns before the verb, between the no<\/em> and the verb<\/strong>\u2014similar to the affirmative sentence. For example:<\/p>\n

    No los<\/strong> dejamos<\/em> (We don’t leave them) \u2192 No los<\/strong> dejemos\u00a0<\/em>(Let’s not leave them)<\/p>\n

    No<\/strong> se lo<\/strong>\u00a0decimos <\/em>(We don’t tell it to him)\u2192 No<\/strong> se lo<\/strong> digamos\u00a0<\/em>(Let’s not tell it to him)<\/p>\n

    If all this sounds a little overwhelming, take a breath and relax. Getting used to Spanish grammar rules like object pronouns takes time, but it’ll come a lot easier the more you practice.<\/p>\n

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