No compartas la contraseña con nadie.

Do not share the password with anyone.

Breakdown of No compartas la contraseña con nadie.

• con: with
• compartir: to share
• no: not
• la contraseña: the password

Questions & Answers about No compartas la contraseña con nadie.

Why is it compartas and not comparte?

Negative commands in Spanish use the present subjunctive. For tú, that makes the command no compartas. The affirmative tú imperative would be comparte.

• No compartas = don’t share (tú, negative command)
• Comparte = share (tú, affirmative command) Be careful: no comparte means he/she/you-formal does not share (a statement), and no compartes means you (tú) do not share (a statement), not a command.

How do I say it to someone formally or to a group in Spain?

• Formal you (usted): No comparta la contraseña con nadie.
• Informal plural in Spain (vosotros): No compartáis la contraseña con nadie.
• Plural in Latin America (ustedes; also understood in Spain): No compartan la contraseña con nadie.

Where does a direct object pronoun go with commands?

• Negative commands: the pronoun goes before the verb. Example: No la compartas con nadie (Don’t share it with anyone).
• Affirmative commands: the pronoun attaches to the end, and you add an accent to keep the stress. Example: Compártela (Share it).

Why la contraseña and not tu contraseña? Which sounds more natural?