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Lesson 6: Imperative Form
In this lesson，I will teach you how to convert Japanese verbs to Imperative Form.
How to change Japanese Verbs to Imperative Form?
| Verb Type | How to convert? |
| Type-1 Verb | change the u-hiragana in the end to e-hiragana in the same column. Example: 会う→会え |
| Type-2 Verb | change る in the end to ろ. Example: 食べる→食べろ |
| Type-3 Verb | change する in the end to しろ. Example: 勉強する→勉強しろ |
| Irregular Verb | 来る→来い する→しろ |
Examples:
| Example | Reading | Imperative Form |
|---|---|---|
| 会う | あう | 会え |
| 書く | かく | 書け |
| 嗅ぐ | かぐ | 嗅げ |
| 押す | おす | 押せ |
| 打つ | うつ | 打て |
| 死ぬ | しぬ | 死ね |
| 呼ぶ | よぶ | 呼べ |
| 飲む | のむ | 飲め |
| やる | やる | やれ |
| 食べる | たべる | 食べろ |
| 勉強する | べんきょうする | 勉強しろ |
| する | する | しろ |
| 来る | くる | 来い（こい） |
Example Sentences:
| はやく勉強しろ！ Go study! 宿題を書け！ Do your homework! さっさとやれ！ Do it! |
Note:
It’s not polite to use Imperative Form to your superiors.
| You can only use Imperative Form to your friends or subordinates. If you want to ask somebody do something in a polite way, you can use Te Form of Verb + いただけませんか。 答えを教えていただけませんか。 Could you please tell me the answer? もう一度説明していただけませんか。 Could you please explain it again? |
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