¡Mandatos!

[pia]

Termina la frase con el mandato necesario.

¿ Están ustedes enfermos? Pues sientense(sentarse) aquí y no se muevan (moverse). Ya vuelvo con un vaso de agua.

that was my assignment and the answers are italicized.

what i dont understand is why do i use sientense but not muevanse?

[chileno]

Originally Posted by pia

Termina la frase con el mandato necesario.

¿ Están ustedes enfermos? Pues sientense(sentarse) aquí y no se muevan (moverse). Ya vuelvo con un vaso de agua.

that was my assignment and the answers are italicized.

what i dont understand is why do i use sientense but not muevanse?

Because muévanse by itself means move. Don't move means no se muevan.

Muevan ustedes

No muevan ustedes.

Any clear?

[pia]

ok so the difference between sentar and sentar se are sentar = to sit and sentarse = sit yourself down right?

so mover = to move moverse = to moveyourself right?

so dont sit down is no se sienten or no sientense

ARRRRRRRRGH!!! i just GOT it. one is a no and the other is 'not a no' DUH

thanks i get it. that's what you were trying to say chileno. now i get it!!!!

so with a no phrase with mandatos you have to put the se before the conjugated verb right?

[Luna Azul]

Originally Posted by pia

ok so the difference between sentar and sentar se are sentar = to sit and sentarse = sit yourself down right?

so mover = to move moverse = to move yourself right?

so dont sit down is no se sienten or no sientense

ARRRRRRRRGH!!! i just GOT it. one is a no and the other is 'not a no' DUH

thanks i get it. that's what you were trying to say chileno. now i get it!!!!

so with a no phrase with mandatos you have to put the se before the conjugated verb right?

Yes, if it's a pronominal verb.

"se" is not the only pronoun used with pronominal verbs. That depends on the person. The pronouns in red are the ones used in commands.

Yo = me
Tú = te - muévete / no te muevas
Usted = se - muévase / no se mueva
Él/ella = se
Nosotros = nos - movámosnos /no nos movamos
Vosotros = os - moveos / no os mováis
Ellos = se

[chileno]

Originally Posted by pia

ok so the difference between sentar and sentar se are sentar = to sit and sentarse = sit yourself down right?

so mover = to move moverse = to moveyourself right?

so dont sit down is no se sienten or no sientense

ARRRRRRRRGH!!! i just GOT it. one is a no and the other is 'not a no' DUH

thanks i get it. that's what you were trying to say chileno. now i get it!!!!

so with a no phrase with mandatos you have to put the se before the conjugated verb right?

Correct. And thanks to Luna Azul now you know the grammatical term for it.

I was merely pointing out that you knew that in your own language, even if you didn't know the grammatical term in your own language.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

@Pia: Please note that the exclamation mark at the beginning of a sentence ("¡") is not a letter "i". You can use the dropdown menu on top of the dialog box to insert Spanish characters, so the title "IMandatos!" has been changed to "¡Mandatos!".

And "sientense" should rather be "siéntense".

[pia]

DUH!!! i tell you easter bunny took my brains. i have been looking for the drop box and i just found it right now under accents.

thank you Luna Azul. I am actually attending a class so i was taught all those. Just that question threw me for a loop.

chileno thanks. yeah i got what you were saying. i couldnt understand the reason because i missed one was a 'do' mandato and the other a 'no' mandato. your explanation made me see the answer.