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You can form the "polite" imperative by taking off the ます off of a verb in the polite present, and add なさい. | You can form the "polite" imperative by taking off the ます off of a verb in the polite present, and add なさい. | ||
| − | 食べなさい Eat | + | *食べなさい Eat |
| − | 読みなさい Read | + | *読みなさい Read |
| − | おきなさい Get up | + | *おきなさい Get up |
～なさい is used by superiors to their inferiors, like a parent to a child, or a teacher to a student. | ～なさい is used by superiors to their inferiors, like a parent to a child, or a teacher to a student. | ||
Latest revision as of 00:09, 7 October 2010
The imperative form using ～なさい[edit]
おきなさい！
You can form the "polite" imperative by taking off the ます off of a verb in the polite present, and add なさい.
- 食べなさい Eat
- 読みなさい Read
- おきなさい Get up
～なさい is used by superiors to their inferiors, like a parent to a child, or a teacher to a student. てください is used by inferiors to ask their superiors to do something, like a student to a teacher.
The word "polite" means this form is not the impolite imperative, like おきろ! Or 読め！, which is a lot stronger imperative.
