conjugation.imperative.negative
Negative commands: no hables, no comas
All negative commands, for every person, use the present subjunctive: no hables, no coma usted, no salgamos, no vengáis, no se preocupen.
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Explanation
The rule is total: put no (or nunca, nadie, etc.) before the verb and switch to the present subjunctive. Tú: no hables, no comas, no escribas. There are no exceptions — even the eight irregular affirmatives flip: di → no digas, ve → no vayas, sé → no seas.
Usted, nosotros, and ustedes already use subjunctive forms in the affirmative, so for them only the no changes: coma → no coma, salgamos → no salgamos.
Pronouns move in front of the verb in negative commands: dímelo → no me lo digas; levántate → no te levantes.
Examples
Don't speak so fast.
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Don't worry.
Region: global
Don't go alone.
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