Tratar affirmative commands conjugation
Tratar in the affirmative commands: trata, trate, tratemos, tratad, traten.
- to treat; to try; to deal with
- regular
- Participle: tratado
- Gerund: tratando
Affirmative commands imperativo afirmativo
| tú | trata |
|---|---|
| usted | trate |
| nosotros | tratemos |
| vosotros | tratad |
| ustedes | traten |
Negative commands imperativo negativo
| tú | no trates |
|---|---|
| usted | no trate |
| nosotros | no tratemos |
| vosotros | no tratéis |
| ustedes | no traten |
How to use tratar in the affirmative commands
The tú command of tratar is trata, usted trate and ustedes traten. "Trata de..." is a gentle push: "Trata de descansar." In customer service training, "Traten a cada cliente con amabilidad" is a typical instruction. Negative commands use the subjunctive: "No me trates así." With pronouns, the command takes an accent: trátalo con cuidado (handle it with care), trátame de tú (call me tú).
Examples
Trata de descansar este fin de semana.
Try to rest this weekend.
Trate de llegar diez minutos antes.
Try to arrive ten minutes early.
Traten a cada cliente con amabilidad.
Treat every customer with kindness.
Quick check: tratar in the affirmative commands
More tratar tenses
- All tratar tenses
- Tratar present
- Tratar preterite
- Tratar imperfect
- Tratar future
- Tratar conditional
- Tratar present subjunctive
Other verbs in the affirmative commands
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