tú contestes

answer, reply

→ contestar
contest to answer, to reply + es you-form present subjunctive
verb · 2nd-person singular informal Rare #29,450
answer, reply Used in negative informal commands, as in “don’t answer.”
SP: No contestes ahora.
EN: Don’t answer now.
Conjugation of contestar
Subjunctive
SingularPlural
Second contestes —

Necesito que me contestes rápido porque tengo que tomar una decisión.

I need you to answer me quickly because I have to make a decision.

Hija, no le contestes así a tu papá.

Honey, don't talk to your dad like that.

— Nosotros los pobres (1948)

Si no quieres, no me contestes.

If you don't want to, don't reply to me.

— Abre los ojos (1997)

No contestes esa pregunta.

Don't answer that question.

— Cuestión De Honor (1992)

No le contestes.

Don't answer him.

— Todo en Todas Partes al Mismo Tiempo (2022)

No contestes eso.

Don't answer that.

No contestes.

Don't answer.

— La ola (2008)

¡No contestes!

Don't answer!

— Cuestión de tiempo (2013)

No contestes el teléfono.

Don't answer the phone.

No le contestes a tu madre.

Don't answer your mother.

— Equipo Demolición (2026)

Pues no contestes.

Then don't answer.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Y no contestes el timbre.

And don't answer the doorbell.

— ¿Está funcionando esto? (2025)