Dirigir affirmative commands conjugation
Dirigir in the affirmative commands: dirige, dirija, dirijamos, dirigid, dirijan.
- to direct; to manage; to lead
- spelling change (g→j)
- Participle: dirigido
- Gerund: dirigiendo
Affirmative commands imperativo afirmativo
| tú | dirige |
|---|---|
| usted | dirija |
| nosotros | dirijamos |
| vosotros | dirigid |
| ustedes | dirijan |
Negative commands imperativo negativo
| tú | no dirijas |
|---|---|
| usted | no dirija |
| nosotros | no dirijamos |
| vosotros | no dirijáis |
| ustedes | no dirijan |
How to use dirigir in the affirmative commands
The tú command is dirige; the others use j: dirija (usted), dirijamos (nosotros), dirijan (ustedes). The most common real-world command is reflexive and formal: Diríjase a la ventanilla 4, Please go to window 4. You will see it constantly in airports, hospitals and government offices. Negative commands use the subjunctive: no se dirija.
Examples
Dirijan sus preguntas al departamento de soporte.
Direct your questions to the support department.
Dirige tú la reunión de hoy; yo tomo notas.
You lead today's meeting; I'll take notes.
Dirijamos los esfuerzos a los clientes que ya tenemos.
Let's focus our efforts on the customers we already have.
Quick check: dirigir in the affirmative commands
More dirigir tenses
- All dirigir tenses
- Dirigir present
- Dirigir preterite
- Dirigir imperfect
- Dirigir future
- Dirigir conditional
- Dirigir present subjunctive
Other verbs in the affirmative commands
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