The Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands) of chocar is used to give direct orders or instructions, for example: ¡Choca con ese auto! (Crash into that car!). It allows you to directly command someone to perform the action of crashing or colliding.

Chocar is a spelling-changing verb that follows the -car to -que conjugation pattern. In the imperative mood, the stem vowel changes from ‘o’ to ‘u’ in all forms except for the nosotros form.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Chocar (to crash) in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands) tense (Castilian Spanish):

Chocar generally means to crash or collide, but has several different meanings in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands), some of which might surprise you.

To crash or collide: for example, ¡Choca contra ese muro! (Crash into that wall!)

To toast or clink glasses: for example, ¡Chocad las copas! (Clink your glasses!)

To clash or conflict (figuratively): for example, ¡Chocad con sus ideas anticuadas! (Clash with their outdated ideas!)

To offend or shock (colloquial): for example, ¡Choca a tu madre con esas palabras groseras! (Offend your mother with those rude words!)

To high-five (slang): for example, ¡Chócala! (High-five me!)

Examples

Examples of Chocar in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands)

¡Choca esos cinco! (Give me five!)

Antes de salir, choquemos los vasos de vino. (Before leaving, let’s clink our wine glasses.)

Para celebrar, choquen sus cervezas. (To celebrate, clink your beers.)

Equipo, chocad los puños para la buena suerte. (Team, fist bump for good luck.)

Después del brindis, choque su copa contra la mía. (After the toast, clink your glass against mine.)

Oye amigo, ¡choca esa mano! (Hey friend, high five!)

En la fiesta, choquemos nuestras copas de champán. (At the party, let’s clink our champagne flutes.)

Antes del partido, chocad las palmas para motivarnos. (Before the game, clap your hands to motivate us.)

Para sellar el trato, choquen sus vasos de tequila. (To seal the deal, clink your tequila shots.)

Después de terminar el proyecto, choque los puños conmigo. (After finishing the project, fist bump me.)

¡Felicidades graduados! Choquen sus birretes. (Congratulations graduates! Clink your mortarboards.)

Antes de partir, chocad vuestras botellas de cerveza. (Before leaving, clink your beer bottles.)

Para la buena suerte, choquemos nuestros tazones de ponche. (For good luck, let’s clink our punch bowls.)

Después del brindis, choque su copa contra la mía suavemente. (After the toast, gently clink your glass against mine.)

¡Choca esos cinco, campeón! (High five, champ!)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Chocar (to crash) in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands) tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Imperative mood is also known as the Command Form, Affirmative Command Mood, or Direct Command Form in English, and as Modo Imperativo, Imperativo Afirmativo, Mandatos Afirmativos, or Forma de Mandato in Spanish.