tardes

take (a long time)

→ tardar
tard delay + es 2nd-person singular subjunctive
verb · singular · present subjunctive Rare #27,451
take (a long time) Often used with “en” + infinitive: “tardar en hacer algo” = “to take a long time to do something.”
SP: Espero que no tardes.
EN: I hope you don’t take long.
Conjugation of tardar
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First tardo tardamos
Second tardas —
Third tarda tardan
tardes

Tardes a la luz de las velas en Breslavia.

Evenings by candlelight in Wrocław.

Ahora no tardes.

Don't take long now.

No tardes mucho.

Don’t take too long.

Bueno, no tardes.

Okay, don't take too long.

— Rebeca (1940)

No tardes, abuelo, que tengo hambre.

Don't be long, grandpa, I'm hungry.

— Amarcord (1973)

No te tardes.

Don't be late.

Bueno, Bené, pero no tardes.

Okay, Bené, but don't be late.

— Ciudad de Dios (2002)

No tardes todo el día en comprar un champú.

Don't spend all day buying shampoo.

No te tardes, mi vida.

Don’t be long, darling.

— Amores perros (2000)

Pero no tardes mucho.

But don't take too long.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

No tardes.

Don't be late.

— Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)