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| + | We seen earlier an imperative command using ～なさい. Today, we will see another, much stonger imperative. | ||
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| + | For Group 1 verbs (う Verbs), change the verb to base 4 (ends in an え sound, just like ～ば): | ||
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| + | * 書く ⇔ 書け | ||
| + | * 読む ⇔ 読め | ||
| + | * 死ぬ ⇔ 死ね | ||
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| + | For Group 2 verbs (る verbs), change the verb to base 5 (ends in an お sound) | ||
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| + | * 食べる ⇔ 食べろ | ||
| + | * 寝る ⇔ 寝ろ | ||
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| + | Note: する and くる become しろ and こい | ||
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| + | It is possible you won't here this used in real life, and only seen in games/mangas/animes, etc. | ||
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| + | We seen this type of imperative in one sentence: | ||
| + | * 妖精ナビィ…リンクの力となれ… | ||
Revision as of 19:36, 16 October 2010
The Informal Imperative
We seen earlier an imperative command using ～なさい. Today, we will see another, much stonger imperative.
For Group 1 verbs (う Verbs), change the verb to base 4 (ends in an え sound, just like ～ば):
- 書く ⇔ 書け
- 読む ⇔ 読め
- 死ぬ ⇔ 死ね
For Group 2 verbs (る verbs), change the verb to base 5 (ends in an お sound)
- 食べる ⇔ 食べろ
- 寝る ⇔ 寝ろ
Note: する and くる become しろ and こい
It is possible you won't here this used in real life, and only seen in games/mangas/animes, etc.
We seen this type of imperative in one sentence:
- 妖精ナビィ…リンクの力となれ…
