Respect your family

Respect your family
 

Hi!

So, what´s the difference between

"respetar su familia"
"respeto a su familia"
"respeto su familia"
"respete a su familia"

or maybe some other options? I´m confused, every translator seems to give different answer :)

Thanks!

-S

There are several ways to translate your sentence:

(Tú) => Respeta a tu familia
(Usted) => Respete a su familia
(Vosotros) => Respetad a vuestra familia
(Ustedes) => Respeten a su familia.


A pleasure.

Please note that "respeto a su familia" is a correct sentence, but the meaning is very different from "respete a su familia" and from "respetar a su familia".

- "Respeto" is the conjugation of the verb respetar in present tense for first person singular (yo), and the sentence is a statement.
- "Respete" is the imperative form for second person singular (usted), so the sentence is an order.
- "Respetar" is the infinitive form, and the formula all alone sounds like a fragmentary sentence, unless it's enouncing a behaviour principle.