Need help on a ustedes command? (spanish)?

Question

How do you say: "Men, arrest this man!"
Thanks

Answer 1

You can say it in a proper format, for instance:
-"Oficiales, encarcelen( or 'arresten') a este hombre."

Best of Luck!

Answer 2

To say a command:


1. Find the "yo" form of the verb in present tense (in this case the verb is detener, so deteno)
2. If the infinitive is -er or -ir, it will change to -ar. If it is -ar, it will change to -er.
3. Take the "yo" form you found out earlier and attach the new infinitive as you would if you were talking to a 3rd person. The yo form of detener is "detengo" (irregular, so watch out for this).
4. You should end up with 'Detenga!' as a command when talking to a single person (police officer) or 'Detengan!' if talking to a group of people (police officerS).

The final answer should be "Las policías, detengan a ese hombre!"
That's exactly how it was taught in Spanish class.

**EDIT**

corrected the irregular thing. Thanks. ^.^

Answer 3

The previous answerer is absolutely right about the process, but detener is an irregular verb. It's "detengan".

Answer 4

You could say: "Hombre, ¡arreste a ese hombre!". Or "Hombre, ¡arreste a ese tipo!".